Jerusalem Daily: Israeli forces occupy Palestinian-American’s home

Israeli forces took over and occupied this man's house in Tormos Eyer whilst he was in the US. Okay, go back where? That's my house! Meanwhile, Israeli forces also raided a wedding and arrested the groom and several other attendees. This is the home of Palestinian-American Najee Abu Awad in Tormos area. On October 25th, Israeli forces stormed his house and attempted to set up an outpost inside. Najee says he tried everything to stop the Israeli soldiers from entering and occupying his home, but they completely ignored him. On October 25th, they came in, they blew up, they broke in that door and they blew up this door right here, the garage door. And I tried talking to them through the camera. Nobody answered. They broke the camera, they threw it out. They've been occupying the house for about 17 days right now. When they got in, they set up Israeli flags and surveillance cameras, claiming residents were throwing stones in the area. Nerji was in the US, where he also lives in Texas, when the Israeli military occupied his house for 17 days. Much like three-quarters of Donos Eyer, he's an American citizen. He came straight back to his house, holding his suitcase and an American flag. When he asked the soldiers why he couldn't enter his house, they said the military was using the home for military purposes. However, Najee pointed out that the army didn't have a valid court order. So a letter is not clear and it's in their language, it's in Hebrew, and that's not a court order. That's not a court order, that's not a permission. And he's telling me right now, he's lying in my face and he's telling me it's a court order. That's not a court order. I'm trying to get an answer from them when they leave it, for how long they're going to stay, they say... At this point, it's a military area and you're not allowed to be here. And they're threatening me to take me to jail right now, which is, I'm okay with it. When he and his mother continued to confront the soldiers, they retaliated in their typical fashion, throwing smoke grenades at the family. Tumos Ayah has been subjected to constant violent Israeli army and settler attacks in recent years. It made major headlines back in September when U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the town, saying violent settlers who attack Palestinians should be prosecuted. Whilst Huckabee claimed the settlers were a minority, he ignored the fact that the army is responsible for a large proportion of the attacks against the town's residents. Ambassador Mike Huckabee has yet to comment on this incident. It took two days for the army to withdraw from the home. Leaving behind a mess inside, rubbish scattered on the grounds, and a spray-painted Star of David. Over in the village of Al-Mughayr, Israeli forces also stormed this wedding hall. They assaulted wedding guests, arrested the groom, and fired stun grenades and tear gas. Meanwhile, in Gaza, deadly Israeli attacks and land grabs continue. Israeli artillery shelling killed four Palestinians near Deir el-Balah and Al-Tuffah neighborhood. Whilst residential buildings were simultaneously demolished, In a Zaytoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City,