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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Sunday forcibly took control of a Palestinian house east of Hebron to use as a military base to protect settlers, locals said.

Israeli forces raided the property of Salim al-Salayman at 2 a.m. and briefly detained him and 17 members of his family on the first floor.

The soldiers then forcibly took control of the second floor and brought military equipment into the house.

The property overlooks a bypass road leading to the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba.

Al-Salayman called on the the PA military liaison to quickly intervene and return the house.