Eye witnesses report abuse by IDF troops in West Bank, including randomly breaking into homes with stun grenades, tearing down Palestinian flag and destroying property in local schools. IDF spokesperson's office denies all claimsIsrael Defense Force soldiers smashed down doors, forcefully entered houses and harassed school children according to Palestinian eyewitnesses who spoke to Ynet.
The Palestinians told Ynet that they saw soldiers throw stun grenades and smoke grenades at houses in the Qalqiya area, breaking doors down with hammers and entering by force, only to leave without making any arrests or taking anything.
"In the past few days they've done it at least twice and each time they break in to about 20 homes, smashing down the doors. If the resident offers to open the door himself they do not allow him and insist on breaking in on their own. Once they enter they put all the family members into one room and search the house before leaving," said Omar Shtaya, the local council head of Tal village.
Shtaya, whose own home was also broken into, said that "in none of the cases did the soldiers arrest anyone, which means that the Israelis probably have different intentions other than raiding and searching."
Palestinians reported that similar raids were taking place in Sarra village, also near Qalqilya. Mahmoud, a Sarra resident whose house was invaded, said, "A few days ago after 1 am we heard a strong pounding on the door. Before I could ask who was there, the soldiers had entered the house."
Saying that soldiers had also raided his neighbors' homes, Mahmoud added, "I think they are working on something and not just breaking into homes. I think they are training. In all these cases no arrests or confiscation of weapons or anything else was reported."
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