Zionist Forces Destroy Home of Palestinian near Jenin, Sparking Clashes
On Saturday, explosives destroyed the apartment of Omar Jaradat in Silat al-Harithiya village, near the flashpoint town of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to a statement by the regime’s army.
It said Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces, throwing stones and firebombs, which soldiers responded to with semi-automatic fire.
Two Palestinians were wounded, according to an AFP photographer at the scene.
The clashes add to tensions in occupied Palestine as a large-scale manhunt continued for a pair of Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in an axe attack Thursday night near Tel Aviv.
Over the past month police and Palestinians have also clashed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Al-Quds.
Explosives punched a hole in the pink exterior wall of Jaradat's apartment and blew out interior walls, leaving the floors strewn with grey rubble.
Israel accused Jaradat and two of his family members of killing religious student Yehuda Dimentman, 25, on December 16, 2021. Two others were wounded in the attack.
Israeli forces have previously demolished three other homes of Jaradat family members in Silat al-Harithiya.
Those operations in February and March also led to clashes, in which the Zionist regime army shot dead a Palestinian teenager.
Israel regularly destroys the homes of individuals it blames for attacks on Israelis.
The practice has been condemned internationally as a form of collective punishment.
Around 475,000 Zionist settlers live in the West Bank in communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.
Source: AFP
