BETHLEHEM, June 19, 2026 (WAFA) –Israeli forces on Friday attacked Palestinian citizens visiting the tourist site of Solomon’s Pools, three ancient reservoirs located between the town of Al-Khader and the village of Artas, south of Bethlehem, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the area, deployed near the first pool, closed the main road, and fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades.

The occupation forces and colonists have recently intensified their attacks on Solomon’s Pools through repeated incursions, harassment of visitors, and swimming in the pools, in an apparent attempt to intimidate Palestinian citizens and restrict their access to the area as part of colonial efforts to take control of the site.

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