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The devastating effects of night raids on Palestinian families

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 2:00
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IDF night raids, an everyday occurrence in the occupied territories, ensure that Palestinians cannot feels safe in the one place where safety should be assured.

By Salwa Duaibis

A Palestinian examines the damage in his house after an Israeli night raid in the village of Salem, near Nablus, West Bank, August 26, 2015. 31 Palestinians were detained from their houses in predawn raids across West Bank.

A Palestinian examines the damage in his house after an Israeli night raid in the village of Salem, near Nablus, West Bank, August 26, 2015. 31 Palestinians were detained from their houses in predawn raids across West Bank.

Over the years, the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) has collected testimonies from Palestinian women in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza on a whole range of issues. However there is one issue, above all others, that stands out due to the frequency with which it occurs and the devastating impact it has on women, their children and entire communities: night raids conducted by the Israeli military into Palestinian villages and homes, which have been taking place on a nightly basis in the occupied territories for the past 48 years.

In a sample of 100 instances of night raids conducted since 2014, the one common thread mentioned by the women who provided testimonies to WCLAC was a sense of terror. The raids usually begin at around 2.00 a.m. with aggressive banging at the door or simply an explosion to blow it in. Masked soldiers storm the house as the family tries to comprehend what is happening. Sometimes a family member will be arrested, other times not. Sometimes there is violence, sometimes not. The house will be searched with reports of damaged furniture; wardrobes emptied with contents thrown to the floor, while soldiers leave muddy boot marks throughout the house.

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