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Israeli forces detain 12 Palestinians, including child, during raid south of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, January 11, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces detained 12 Palestinian citizens, including a 12-year-old child, on Sunday during a raid on the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.

Local sources told WAFA that the forces stormed the town, deployed across several neighborhoods, and raided a number of homes before carrying out the detentions. 

The detainees included former prisoners and a 12-year-old child, identified as Saif al-Din Khaled Ibrahim Dirieh.

The raid was part of continued Israeli military incursions into towns and villages across the occupied West coast. 

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