AFP
Two Palestinians were killed Monday by
Israeli soldiers who came to destroy the home of another Palestinian at
Qalandiya in the West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.
The Israeli army had reported that
troops had “hit” three Palestinians in an exchange of fire which
occurred during the demolition of the house of a Palestinian accused of
killing an Israeli.
Mohammed Abu Shahin is accused of
shooting dead Danny Gonen near the Dolev settlement in the West Bank on
June 19, in an attack that also wounded another Israeli.
During the operation to destroy the
house at Qalandiya, hundreds of Palestinians attacked Israeli security
forces by throwing stones and Molotov cocktails, the military said.
Violence since the start of October has killed 83 people on the Palestinian side, including one Arab Israeli and 12 Israelis.
In response, the Israeli government has
ordered an intensification of demolitions of homes of those accused of
carrying out the attacks.
It argues that the policy acts as a
deterrent, but critics say the main victims are relatives forced to pay
for another person’s actions
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