HEBRON, April 6, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities on Wednesday notified the family of Mos’ab Ghnemat, a Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails from the Hebron town of Surif, about their intent to demolish their home as a punishment, according to security sources.
Ghnemat, 17 years old, was detained by Israeli army on October 3, 2015 after he allegedly stabbed and injured an Israeli soldier at Gush Etzion junction, north of Hebron.
Israeli human rights group B‘Tselem has called the Israeli government’s response to recent escalation in the area as ‘the very inverse of what ought to be done’ toward ending the violence.‘
“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,” says B’Tselem.
“In the vast majority of cases, the person whose actions prompted the demolition was not even living in the house at the time of the demolition,” adds the group.
“The official objective of the house demolition policy is deterrence … yet the deterrent effect of house demolitions has never been proven.”
At least 204 Palestinians, including 48 children, and 10 women, have been killed by Israeli fire since the beginning of unrest in the occupied Palestinian territories in early October 2015. Over 17,000 others have been injured.
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