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Israeli Mother & Child Safely Returned After Entering Bethlehem
Israeli mother and child safely returned from Bethlehem after deliberately entering PA-controlled area. Security officials coordinated rescue with Palestinian.
Jerusalem, 24 December, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Israeli security officials overnight extracted an Israeli woman and her young daughter from Bethlehem, which is under Palestinian Authority control, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday morning.
The Civil Administration, a unit of the ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), said it received a report that a Jewish woman and a child were wandering inside the city. Officials coordinated with Palestinian Authority security forces to locate the pair and transfer them safely to Israeli army troops.
According to the Civil Administration, the woman had deliberately entered Bethlehem and will be questioned by police. Because of security risks, Israeli law bars citizens from entering Palestinian Authority–controlled areas of Judea and Samaria.
