Uprooted doors, broken cupboards, overturned shelves with their contents scattered across the floor, filthy toilets, broken cisterns, heaps of clothing and mattresses in disarray, and blankets smeared with feces – these are the scenes that greeted the Amouri family when they returned to their home in Balata, the largest refugee camp in the West Bank. They had been forced to leave after Israeli soldiers turned their house into a temporary base.
Israeli Soldiers' Excrement in Cooking Pots: When the IDF Took Over Hundreds of Houses in the West Bank


Damage caused by Israeli soldiers inside the Amouri family's home, in June. Credit: Courtesy of the family
During Israel's war with Iran, the military occupied some 250 homes and apartments across the West Bank, converting them into makeshift bases and interrogation centers. When soldiers left, residents returned to houses in disarray
Loading...
Click the alert icon to follow topics:
Comments
Loading...
In the News
In the News:
Israel Election Live Updates U.S. MidtermsEisenkotNetanyahuGazaHebronIranElection ResultsHaQuizHaaretz Podcast


Remembering and rebuilding two years later
ICYMI












