SILAT AL-HARITHIYA, Palestinian Territories —
Israeli occupation forces on Saturday destroyed the home of a Palestinian man in Silat Al-Harithiya
village, in the northern occupied West Bank.
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The Israelis accuse the man of killing a settler last year.
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 has accused Jaradat and two of his family members of
killing a settler on December 16, 2021. Fighters sprayed a car with bullets as
it drove out of the illegal settlement outpost of
Homesh. Two others were
wounded in the attack.
Israeli occupation forces have previously demolished three
other homes of Jaradat family members in Silat Al-Harithiya.
Palestinians protested against the demolition, throwing
stones and firebombs Israeli forces claim, which soldiers responded to with
gunfire.
Two Palestinians were wounded, according to an AFP
photographer at the scene.
Those operations in February and March also led to violence
in which the army killed a
Palestinian teenager.
Israel regularly destroys the homes of individuals it blames
for attacks on Israelis.
The practice has been condemned by human rights groups as a
form of collective punishment. Israel insists it deters attacks.
Around 475,000 settlers live in
West Bank settlements widely
regarded as illegal under international law, alongside around 2.9 million
Palestinians.
Since March 22, Israeli forces have killed 27 Palestinians
and three Arab Israelis.
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