IDF preparations for military maneuvers in the Jordan Valley are reportedly causing disruptions for local Palestinians, with residents complaining of children being forced to stay home from school as a result of the exercises.
“On my way to school, an Israeli military patrol accompanied by a tank stopped us,” 10th-grader Muhanad al-Hrub told Palestinian news agency Ma’an.
“They stopped the tractor that other students and I were riding … They forced us to return to the village,” said al-Hrub.
According to residents, Israeli tank and infantry units moved into the Al-Malih area, south of Jenin, late Saturday. IDF forces informed them that the exercises will run from Monday evening to Tuesday evening.
Al-Malih Mayor Aref Daraghmeh said the army delivered evacuation orders to families in his town over the weekend, adding that residents were told the exercises would involve live fire.
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An IDF spokesperson told The Times of Israel that routine exercises are currently taking place in the area, but denied reports of evacuation orders and disruptions to Palestinian daily routine.
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