JENIN, January 4, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities today ordered the demolition of the family home of a Palestinian detainee in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, according to local sources.

Sources said Israeli forces stormed the family home of detainee Ahmad Abu al-Rubb, re-sealed the property, and served the family with a demolition notice, granting them 72 hours to submit an objection.

Israeli forces shot and injured the young man Abu al-Rubb on December 26, before detaining him, after he allegedly carried out a ramming and stabbing attack in the Beisan area inside the 1948 territories.

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

Al-Haq human rights group slammed the punitive home demolition of Palestinians suspected of being involved in attacks against Israelis, as a collective punishment and that in accordance with humanitarian law and human rights law, it is assessed as a war crime and a crime against humanity.

B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, says: “The people who bear the brunt of the [punitive] demolitions are relatives – including women, the elderly, and children – whom Israel does not suspect of involvement in any offense.”

“The official objective of the house demolition policy is deterrence … yet the deterrent effect of house demolitions has never been proven.,” said B’Tselem.

Amnesty International also stressed that “collective punishment is never permissible under any circumstances.”

T.R.