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Israeli forces search homes in Yasouf, set up checkpoints in Bethlehem

By Hilal Saki · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

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Israeli forces have conducted searches of homes in Yasouf, east of Salfit, and set up checkpoints in Bethlehem, according to reports. This action is part of ongoing security measures in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli forces are implementing security measures in the occupied West Bank.: Israeli forces are implementing security measures in the occupied West Bank.
The searches and checkpoints are in response to reports of a shooting incident.: The searches and checkpoints are in response to reports of a shooting incident.

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Israeli forces search homes in Yasouf, set up checkpoints in Bethlehem

18 October 2026 00:31 BST

Israeli soldiers have stormed and searched homes in the town of Yasouf, east of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.

On Saturday night, Israeli forces set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to Bethlehem, a security source told a Wafa correspondent.

Checkpoints were set up in the areas of Qabr Hilweh and al-Nashash, at the governorate’s southern entrance, as well as in Ras Beit Jala and Aqabat Hasna to the west.

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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Israeli forces search homes in Yasouf, set up checkpoints in Bethlehem

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