Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed on Sunday evening Yanoun hamlet near Aqraba town east of Nablus city. IOF soldiers who were escorted by a Jewish archaeologist broke into most of the town’s old houses and tried to storm its mosque.
Mohammad Abu Haneyya inhabitant of the hamlet revealed that the raid lasted from the afternoon till sunset. The IOF soldiers who were wearing military uniform stormed the historic village in civil cars he highlighted.
Abu Haneyya said that the Israeli troops tried to break into the old mosque in the hamlet but were deterred by worshipers. They took photos for the historic site and claimed it was not an Islamic place of worship he added.
The IOF soldiers carried out excavations using an ax in some of the abandoned houses near the mosque to search for relics Abu Haneyya pointed out.
For his part activist Hamza al-Aqrabawi underlined that it was not the first time that IOF soldiers stormed and conducted excavations in Yanoun hamlet.
