Corroborated: Israeli forces demolish two family homes in Beita, south of Nablus

Corroborated · Beita, Palestine · 2026-10-27

Israeli forces demolished two homes in Beita, south of Nablus, on Wednesday, belonging to men named as Zakaria and Ibrahim Dawoud (spelled Daoud in some reports). The Jerusalem Post says the men are terrorists and that the homes were demolished as part of counterterrorism operations, while Middle East Eye, relaying Wafa, says one home was demolished and another blown up with explosives. Middle East Observer's Telegram channel describes the men as prisoners, says the army accused them of shooting operations against Israeli forces, and reports video of the demolitions and residents gathering at the sites; Wafa reports smoke rising from the residential area.

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Verification

Corroborated: 3 independent sources.

Details by origin

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Detail	Reported	Reported by	Status
What happened	Arrest raid	ME Observer (Telegram); Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram)); The Jerusalem Post	Reported by 3 independent origins
Place	Beita, Palestine	ME Observer (Telegram); Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram)); The Jerusalem Post	Reported by 3 independent origins
Time	28 Oct, about 14:00 UTC	Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram)); consistent with it: The Jerusalem Post	One origin
Time	27 Oct (local date)	The Jerusalem Post	One origin
Who did it	Israeli forces (same side as another named)	ME Observer (Telegram); Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram)); The Jerusalem Post	Reported by 3 independent origins
Who did it	Israeli army (same side as another named)	ME Observer (Telegram)	One origin, unverified
Target	two homes in Beita	ME Observer (Telegram); Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram))	Reported by 2 independent origins
Target	Homes of prisoners Ibrahim and Zakaria Dawoud	ME Observer (Telegram); Wafa (via Middle East Eye, WAFA news agency (Telegram))	Reported by 2 independent origins
Target	homes of prisoners Ibrahim and Zakaria Dawood	ME Observer (Telegram)	One origin, unverified
Target	homes of Ibrahim and Zakaria Daoud	ME Observer (Telegram)	One origin, unverified

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Sources

ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 07:05 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 07:44 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 10:17 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 11:40 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 12:17 UTC
Middle East Eye, 2026-10-28 13:31 UTC
ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 14:27 UTC
WAFA news agency (Telegram), 2026-10-28 14:55 UTC
The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-28 18:02 UTC
The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-28 18:22 UTC

Changes

2026-10-28 07:07 UTC: Unverified
2026-10-28 13:41 UTC: Unverified to Corroborated

First reported 2026-10-28 07:05 UTC; last updated 2026-10-30 15:17 UTC.

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