QALQILYA, June 17, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday evening stormed Ras Atiya village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, according to local sources.
They reported that a convoy of army vehicles stormed the village, where the gun-toting soldiers ransacked a villager’s home.
Meanwhile, the occupying forces erected a checkpoint at the entrance of the nearby rural village of Izbat Jal'ud, stopping Palestinian-licensed vehicles and checking passengers’ ID cards.
Earlier today, the occupation forces barged their way into the Qalqilya city, stopping vehicles, interrogating passengers, and checking their ID cards in the al-Wadi Street and Shreim neighborhood.
The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids are conducted without the need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses, in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
Under Israeli military law, army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
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