Solomon’s Pools date back to the second century BCE, and have become a source of recreation for nearby Bethlehem Israel is threatening to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem, in what would be a significant escalation in an intensifying campaign for control of West Bank land and the Midd...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/19/israel-threatens-to-seize-ancient-water-reservoirs-near-bethlehem)