IDF withdrew from Palestinian-American citizen's West Bank home after US embassy pressure -report

ByTZVI JASPERJULY 28, 2026 21:33IDF troops were allegedly pressured to leave a Palestinian house in the West Bank by the United States embassy, KAN reported on Tuesday.According to KAN, IDF troops operating in the village of Turmus Aiya near Ramallah on Monday attempted to turn a Palestinian doctor's home into a forward base.KAN reported that the doctor and his family were US citizens, and that, despite the fact that an American flag was hanging from their home, IDF troops evicted them.Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of Turmus Aiya, June 21, 2023 (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)US embassy allegedly pushes for IDF to leave Palestinians' homeSubsequently, the US embassy reportedly reached out to Israeli security forces and applied heavy pressure to desert the family's home.Soon afterward, KAN reported, the IDF soldiers were ordered to immediately leave the premises.In response to the story, the US Embassy told KAN that "the US State Department attaches the utmost importance to ensuring the security of its citizens residing outside the United States."Follow us on Google