IOF turns homes into military posts in Qabatiya amid escalating settler raids in northern W. Bank
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Friday converted several Palestinian homes into military outposts in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, forcing residents to evacuate, according to local sources.
Witnesses said Zionist troops entered the town in the early morning hours, took over multiple houses and turned them into military barracks after expelling the families inside. Soldiers also raided and searched additional homes, detained several residents and conducted on-the-spot interrogations.
The incursion began the previous night, with Zionist troops deploying across several neighborhoods in Qabatiya and sending infantry units into the streets.
In a separate development, hundreds of settlers, under Zionist regime’s military protection, stormed open areas in the northern Jordan Valley on Friday, local sources said.
Settler attacks in the northern Jordan Valley have intensified in recent weeks, leading to the complete displacement of the al-Maita and al-Burj communities.
On Thursday night, dozens of settlers reportedly attacked residents in Hammamat al-Maleh, injuring one person, damaging two vehicles and setting fire to uninhabited tents in the area.