JENIN, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli bulldozers today demolished a privately-owned Palestinian home during the occupation army's ongoing military offensive on Jenin city and its refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank.

The wife of a Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails, who was identified as Hani Barakat, and whose son, Ahmed, was killed by the Israeli forces told WAFA that the occupation bulldozers destroyed and demolished their 280 square meters two-storey house, without any prior notice.

She added that the military soldiers did not allow them to remove the contents and furniture of the house; a home for ten family members, thus rendering them homeless.

The husband has been placed under administrative detention for six months. Their son, Ahmed, was killed on March 20 along with three others after being targeted by an Israeli drone attack near the camp.

Since the early morning hours, seven civilians, including a doctor and a teacher, were killed and 12 others were injured, including two seriously, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression against Jenin city and its camp. The ongoing aggression has caused massive destruction to infrastructure.

Israel resorts to punitively demolish the family homes of any Palestinian – as a means of deterrence - accused of being involved in attacks against Israelis, a policy that Israel does not use against Israeli settlers who were involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.

Amnesty International had previously argued that “Collective punishment is never permissible under any circumstances.”

T.R.