Ramallah, November 20 (RHC)-- The Israeli government has resumed destroying the homes of Palestinians accused of involvement in recent attacks on Israelis. On Wednesday, Israeli forces demolished a home in occupied East Jerusalem belonging to the extended family of a driver who killed a three-month-old baby girl and a woman from Ecuador last month when he rammed his vehicle into a crowd of people in Jerusalem.

The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem says the home demolitions are "illegal and immoral." The move came as part of a new crackdown vowed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the killing of five Israelis in a Jerusalem synagogue. Thousands of people attended the victims’ funerals in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

In other news, the Israeli government has announced the construction of new homes in its illegal settlements. On Wednesday, the Israeli government announced a tender for 78 new homes in East Jerusalem.