Israeli troops demolish homes of Palestinian attackers

JERUSALEM — Israeli troops on Tuesday demolished the houses of two Palestinians accused of finishing up a lethal capturing assault within the occupied West Financial institution final 12 months, the army mentioned.

The residences of Mohammed Jaradat and Jit Jaradat within the West Financial institution have been demolished early Tuesday, the army mentioned. The boys are accused of capturing at a automotive driving close to the outpost of Homesh, killing a Jewish seminary scholar and wounding two others. The army mentioned earlier the demolition came about late Monday.

Through the demolition, the army mentioned armed Palestinians fired on the troops, who fired again. The army additionally mentioned dozens of Palestinians threw rocks, firebombs and grenades on the troops who responded with stay fireplace and different means. There have been no fast experiences of accidents.

Israeli officers say residence demolitions deter future assaults, whereas rights teams view the tactic as a type of collective punishment.

The demolitions got here hours after a Palestinian stabbed two cops in Jerusalem’s Outdated Metropolis earlier than he was shot and killed by police, the second such incident in as many days.

On Sunday, police shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian after he stabbed an officer within the Outdated Metropolis. The officer was evenly injured.

Israel captured east Jerusalem, the West Financial institution and the Gaza Strip, within the 1967 Mideast struggle. It later annexed east Jerusalem in a transfer not acknowledged by a lot of the worldwide neighborhood.

The Palestinians search the West Financial institution and Gaza for a future impartial state, with east Jerusalem as its capital.