Soldiers storming private backyards and practicing break-ins on windows or doors is “prevalent practice” of the Israeli military in the occupied Palestinian territories, rights groups have claimed. The IDF’s legal body says the drills are perfectly legal.

Investigative reports by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and Israeli NGO Yesh Din have described scenes of military operations on civilian homes that sound like they could be part of a Hollywood action movie. But both groups say the scenes are real, and are carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on a regular basis.