Israeli army forces 3 Palestinian families to evacuate their homes

By Awad Rajoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - The Israeli army forced three Palestinian families in two villages near the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank to evacuate their homes late Wednesday and turned them into military outposts.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces forcibly evacuated a family from their home in the village of Anin, west of Jenin.

The agency quoted the homeowner, Yasser Yassin, 61, as saying that the army stormed his house and forced him along with his wife, 56, and son, 30, to evacuate.

He added that he had to seek refuge at his married daughter’s home in the village.

According to Wafa, the army forcibly evacuated the families of Abdul Salam Ahmad Zaid and his brother Mohammed from a two-story building in the village of Nazlat Sheikh Zaid, southwest of Jenin.

There has been no immediate comment from the Israeli side on the matter, but this is not the first time that confiscated Palestinian homes have been converted into military outposts or observation points.

Observers consider these policies part of Israel’s settlement expansion efforts aimed at controlling more Palestinian land.

*Writing by Alperen Aktas from Istanbul