JENIN- March 18, 2018 (WAFA) – For the third day in a row, Israeli forces raided the village of Barta‘a, southwest of Jenin in the West Bank, in response to an alleged car-ramming attack in which Alaa Qabaha, a resident of the village, ran over and killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the village, local sources said.

Israeli forces raided several homes in Barta’a after smashing their doors, ransacked them, and interrogated residents. The soldiers also damaged several vehicles parking outside the homes. 

During the raids, the soldiers assaulted and beat up a young man identified as Mahmoud Jawdat Qabah. He sustained an injury in his head as a result of the assault. 

This came in response to an alleged car-ramming attack that took place two days ago at Dothan military checkpoint, about 6 kilometers east of the village. The alleged attack left two Israeli soldiers killed and two others critically injured. 

Qabaha was immediately shot and injured by soldiers who were manning the checkpoint. He is now in Israeli custody.

His family told WAFA that Israeli authorities withdrew the work permits that enable the family members to enter Israel for work, and that Israeli forces detained his brother Isam Qabaha.

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