Occupation turns 5 homes into military barracks in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces turned five Palestinian homes into military barracks in Nablus, Hebron, and Jenin early Tuesday morning, after storming them and forcing residents to leave. In Nablus, a family was expelled hours after returning. In Hebron, three homes were seized. In Jenin, a family was told their home would be used until the next morning. The article documents the humanitarian and legal repercussions.

Israeli occupation forces, early Tuesday, October 6, 2026, turned five Palestinian homes into field military barracks and headquarters in the governorates of Nablus, Hebron, and Jenin. In Nablus, occupation forces accompanied by settlers stormed the village of Tel and turned the home of citizen Khaled Aseeda into a barracks after detaining his family and interrogating them. The head of the Tel village council, Waleed Zaidan, said the army allowed the family to return yesterday before storming the home again. In Hebron, forces seized three homes in the town of Bani Naim, coinciding with the declaration of the town as a closed military zone. In Jenin, forces seized the home of Khaled Walid Abu Shamlakh in Ya'bad and informed the family it would be used until the next morning. The article documents the humanitarian repercussions and references international law provisions that prohibit these practices.