More than half a million Israelis live in over 230 illegal settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds.
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Clashes: Palestinian protesters stand on top of a barricade during clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank village of Kabatiya, near Jenin, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016.
In an overnight operation Tuesday, the IDF Engineering Corps unit destroyed the homes of two Palestinian terrorists who carried out separate attacks in November of previous year, according to an IDF spokesperson.
Harub’s home was in Dayr Samet while Masalmeh’s was in Dura, both west of Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Raed Khalil killed two people in the Panorama building in Tel Aviv during prayer services at a small synagogue there.
In addition to Schwartz, Harub killed a Palestinian man named Shadi Arafa, and Yaakov Don, 49, a teacher from Alon Shvut. Both of the attackers are in custody.
Human rights groups say the measure amounts to collective punishment, with the suspects’ families forced to suffer for others’ alleged acts.
His alleged threats took place when tensions between Israelis and Palestinians were heightened following the abduction and murder of three Israeli youths in the West Bank by Palestinians.
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Israel on Monday charged a Jewish man with inciting racism and violence in Facebook posts against Arab Israelis and Palestinians, including by calling for the death of a lawmaker, the justice ministry said. At least 166 Palestinians have been killed, 119 said by Israel to have been attackers.
