Israeli forces besiege, shell house in West Bank’s Qabatiya

Israeli forces raided Qabatiya, north of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Local sources reported that Israeli military vehicles entered the town and surrounded a house, ordering the family to evacuate. Al Jazeera reported that a military helicopter flew over the home, broadcasting orders through loudspeakers for a young man inside to surrender.

As tensions escalated, Israeli forces fired rocket-propelled shells at the residence, and fighting erupted between Israeli forces and local residents.