Israeli Forces Convert Palestinian Homes into Military Barracks

Israeli occupation forces converted five Palestinian homes into military barracks in the West Bank cities of Nablus, Hebron, and Jenin on Tuesday. The forces raided and searched the houses, disturbed their contents, and forced residents to evacuate.

In the Nablus governorate, occupation forces entered a home in the village of Tal, southwest of the city, and turned it into a military outpost. They forced the family of Khaled Osaydeh to leave the house shortly after they had returned to it. Walid Zeidan, head of the Tal village council, stated that settlers accompanied by occupation forces returned to a house in the southern area of the town, which the military had previously used as a barracks. They compelled the Osaydeh family to vacate it after they had managed to return for a few hours. Zeidan explained that occupation forces had seized six houses in the area, some of which were uninhabited. He noted that the family was allowed to return to their home on Monday, only to be surprised by the occupation forces' raid, detention, and interrogation of its members before being forced to leave again.

In the Hebron governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Bani Naim, east of the city, searched several homes, and then converted three of them into military barracks after declaring the town a closed military zone.

In the Jenin governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Ya'bad, southwest of the city, and seized the home of Khaled Walid Abu Shamla in the area of the town's entrance, converting it into a military barracks. Occupation forces informed Abu Shamla's family that they would remain inside the house until the next day before withdrawing in the morning.

In a related context, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission reported that occupation forces and settlers carried out 2,051 attacks against Palestinian citizens, their lands, and property in the West Bank and Jerusalem during September.