JERUSALEM, May 7 — Israeli forces today destroyed the home of a Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli settler last year, sparking clashes. Explosives destroyed the apartment of Omar Jaradat in Silat al-Harithiya village, near the flashpoint town of Jenin in the northern occupied West...
JERUSALEM, May 7 — Israeli forces today destroyed the home of a Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli settler last year, sparking clashes.
It said Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces, throwing stones and firebombs, which soldiers responded to with semi-automatic fire.The clashes add to tensions in Israel and the West Bank 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.
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. Security forces have previously demolished three other homes of Jaradat family members in Silat al-Harithiya.