JENIN, December 17, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli army predawn Sunday illegally confiscated thousands of dollars worth of cash and a vehicle after raiding and searching two homes belonging to Palestinians in Jenin district, north of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Israeli forces broke into the town of Qabatiya, to the south of Jenin, raided and searched the home of Mohammad Riyad Zakarneh, a prisoner in Israeli jails, before seizing around $2,500.

Israeli army also stormed the village of al-Araqa, to the west of Jenin, raided and searched  the house of Nihad Raed Wakid, who was shot dead along with his cousin by Israeli soldiers near the village in February 2015, before  seizing around $1,300 and a vehicle.

Palestinians often report theft by Israeli forces during such raids. During the detention operation Brother‘s Keeper in the summer of 2014, Israeli forces confiscated an estimated $2.9 million worth of cash and property from Palestinian homes, charities, and businesses, according to a report by Geneva-based human rights organization Euro-Mid Observer.   

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