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Israel Razes Home of Palestinian Teen Accused of Murder
[An Nahar] Israel's army destroyed on Saturday the West Bank home of a Paleostinian teenager accused of killing an Israeli settler earlier this year, a military front man said.The demolition took place in Yatta, which is also the hometown of two Paleostinian gunnies who killed four Israelis in Tel Aviv on Wednesday in the deadliest attack in a months-long wave of violence. The murder in January of Dafna Meir, a 38-year-old nurse and mother of six, provoked fierce reaction among Israelis and prompted a personal vow from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the assailant's house would be razed. Israeli forces nabbed Please don't kill me! 15-year-old Paleostinian suspect Murad Ideis in a raid on his family home days after the attack. Israel regularly demolishes the homes of alleged attackers in what it describes as a deterrent. Rights groups say it amounts to collective punishment, with families forced to suffer for the acts of relatives.
The town of Yatta is infamous for being a home to myrmidons. Following the news of Wednesday's attack at the Sarona market, some people in Yatta celebrated, giving out candy and lighting fireworks. On Shavuot, security forces on high alert throughout Israel [IsraelTimes] Thousands of cops patrolled major population centers, as army deployed in force in West Bank, to prevent attacks over holiday. While in the village on Saturday, troops mapped out the homes of Tel Aviv gunnies Khalid and Muhammad Muhamra, in preparation for their likely future demolition. Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, condemned the demolition, as well as a wave of arrests of Hamas members and others in the West Bank following the terror attack at Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market on Wednesday. The terror group threatened more violence, saying Israel’s crackdown would not deter Paleostinians "determined to fight the occupation," according to Israel Radio. Hamas praised the Tel Aviv attack and said the two gunnies were members of the group. It dubbed the attack the "Ramadan operation" as it came two days after the Moslem holy month of Ramadan began on Monday. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... Israeli security sources quoted by Channel 10 news on Saturday said the faceless myrmidons were not Hamas members, and nor were they members of any other terror group, but that they had "recently become radicalized." Posted by: Fred 2016-06-12 |
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