"Incursion follows Israeli defence minister's order for military to act forcefully' against the Palestinian town. Israeli forces have carried out mass arrests and forced dozens of families from their homes in the town of Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank, on the second day of a sweeping military operation ordered by Israel's defence minister. Israeli forces sealed off entrances to Qabatiya while rounding up and interrogating dozens of residents on Saturday, local sources told Al Jazeera."
"They converted several homes into military interrogation centres, displacing their occupants, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency. list of 4 itemsend of list Israel's Army Radio reported that the town is subject to a full curfew. The crackdown follows an order by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz to act forcefully against the village of Qabatiya, where he claims a Palestinian alleged of carrying out a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel hails from."
"It said forces had raided the attack suspect's home and were preparing to demolish it. Rights groups have long condemned Israel's practice of demolishing the family homes of Palestinians accused of attacks against Israelis, describing it as an illegal form of collective punishment. Israel's military claimed its forces would scan additional locations in the village and work to arrest wanted individuals and locate weapons."
Israeli forces conducted a large-scale operation in Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank, sealing entrances, imposing a full curfew, carrying out mass arrests and forcing dozens of families from their homes. Several houses were converted into military interrogation centres, displacing occupants. The operation followed an order by Defense Minister Israel Katz to act forcefully after saying a suspected attacker hailed from the village. Troops from multiple divisions, border police and Shin Bet agents were deployed; forces raided the suspect's home and prepared to demolish it. Rights groups condemned home demolitions as illegal collective punishment and raids extended to nearby West Bank villages.
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