Israeli forces blow up Palestinian prisoner’s house

Ramallah, February 12 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have blown up the house of a Palestinian prisoner in the occupied West Bank whom the Tel Aviv regime has accused of killing an Israeli settler in December last year.

An AFP correspondent reported that Israeli forces used explosives to destroy Mohammed Cabha’s house in Tura Village, southwest of the city of Jenin, on Wednesday night.  The Israeli military confirmed that it had demolished the house of the 40-year-old Palestinian man after entering the village last night.

The demolition of the house on Wednesday led to clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths protesting the move.  The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas condemned the demolition of Cabha’s house in separate statements.

Israel routinely demolishes the houses of Palestinians whom it accuses of carrying out attacks against Israeli settlers.  Israeli authorities also usually demolish Palestinian houses in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds and elsewhere in the West Bank, claiming that the structures have been built without permits. They also sometimes order the Palestinian owners to tear down their own homes or pay the demolition costs to the municipality if they do not.