BETHLEHEM, August 23, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces detained two brothers, one of them a child, from the village of Al-Rashaida, east of Bethlehem, on Sunday, while Israeli colonists cut down trees and damaged agricultural property in the Khalayel Al-Louz area east of the city.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces detained 16-year-old Adel Hayel Faleh Rashaida and his 20-year-old brother, Ahmad, from their home in Al-Rashaida.

The forces also raided the village of Al-Shawawra and the towns of Za'tara, Al-Khader, and Beit Sahour, with no other detentions reported.

Meanwhile, colonists attacked the Khalayel Al-Louz area, damaging irrigation pipes used to water crops and cutting down several trees. They also damaged Palestinian property and agricultural land in the area.

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