
Israeli forces detain 4 Palestinians south of Bethlehem after beating them
Key Takeaways
- Israeli forces detained four Palestinians.
- The four Palestinians were beaten prior to their detention.
- The beatings and detentions occurred south of Bethlehem on 13 March 2026.
Incident summary
BETHLEHEM, March 13, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces detained four Palestinian citizens on Friday evening in the town of Al-Khader south of Bethlehem.
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They detained the four after severely beating them.

Operation details
WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces stormed Al-Khader.
They chased citizens around the Grand Mosque.

They detained four residents.
They took the detainees to the Aqabat Hasna area at the main entrance to the western rural area of Bethlehem Governorate.
Related headlines
The article's timestamp is 13/March/2026 06:43 PM.
“The Israeli occupation forces arrested four Palestinian nationals today, Thursday, from various areas in the Bethlehem Governorate, according to local security sources”
It appears among other WAFA headlines on 13 March 2026, including 'Occupation authorities ban Jerusalemites from Al-Aqsa Mosque'.
Also listed are 'Colonists continue attacks on Beit Iksa village northwest of Jerusalem' and 'Palestinians suffocate from tear gas during Israeli raid on Ramallah-area village'.
'Lebanese Health Ministry: Death toll from Israeli aggression rises to 773, including 103 children' also appears on the same news page.
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