Israel demolishes homes of Palestinians blamed for attack on soldiers
Summary
Israeli forces demolished the homes of Ahmad and Hammouda al-Jaabeh in Hebron on Friday. The brothers were killed after an October 23 attack near a checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. The demolitions took place during a military operation in which local officials and reporters say thousands of Palestinians have been displaced.Key Facts
- Israeli forces demolished the homes of the two brothers after surrounding the buildings and sealing off the area.
- The brothers carried out an attack near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint on October 23, killing two Israeli soldiers and wounding three others.
- Al Jazeera reporter Mohammed al-Atrash said army engineers spent at least nine hours rigging explosives inside the homes.
- The Hebron municipality said 4,969 Palestinians from 780 families had been displaced by the offensive.
- Al-Atrash reported that Israeli forces had arrested at least 120 Palestinians since the operation began and questioned hundreds more.
- Al-Atrash said troops detained at least 12 Palestinians who approached the demolition site.
- Dozens of displaced residents protested near the closed al-Jalda roundabout, calling for an end to the siege and the right to return home.
- Israeli forces also detained four Palestinians in raids south of Tulkarem, while soldiers and settlers attacked or drove off olive harvesters near Bethlehem and Nablus.
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