Israel expels Palestinians from their homes to use them as military posts Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Fri, 06/12/2026 - 10:41 After the 'ethnic cleansing' of camps in the West Bank, families say Israeli forces are now taking over buildings in surrounding neighbourhoods Israeli army soldiers take position in the balcony of a building while surrounding another during an army raid in Qabatiyah, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank on 19 September 2024 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Mohammed Rahal spent a year and a half displaced after the Israeli army forced him from his home in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Eventually, the Palestinian father bought a new house on the edge of the camp. After months of painstaking work preparing it for his large family, Israeli soldiers came knocking once again.