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PA arrests three Israelis in Bethlehem, transfers them to Israel
By Haaretz Service
Three Israelis, including an armed Israel Defense Forces soldier, were arrested by Palestinian police officers in Bethlehem next to the Church of the Nativity on Saturday.
The three were brought to Coordination and Liaison offices and transferred to Israeli custody.
The soldier and the two civilians - a 37-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman - are all residents of Palmahim.
Israelis are forbidden from entering Bethlehem. The three said that they had traveled to the West Bank city in order to see its fir trees.
The soldier will be transferred to Military Police and the two civilians will undergo additional police questioning.
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