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| 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes; IDF razes Bnei Brak terrorist’s home |
| 2022-06-03 |
| [IsraelTimes] 1 dead, 2 critically hurt near Jenin as forces demolish residence of Diaa Hamarsheh, who killed 5 in attack; second Paleostinian killed in festivities in Dheisheh refugee camp Two Paleostinians were killed in separate festivities with Israeli forces operating in the West Bank in the early hours of Thursday. Clashes broke out in Ya’abad in the northern West Bank as troops demolished the home of terrorist Diaa Hamarsheh, who killed five people in Bnei Brak in March. Three Paleostinians were critically injured in firefights with the military. One of the three was later pronounced dead and was identified as Bilal Kabha, 24. The military said in a statement that "hundreds of rioters threw stones, set fire to tires and threw Molotov cocktails and explosives at the forces." The IDF said troops responded with crowd dispersal methods and that when button men fired at troops, officers responded with gunfire. The military said "a hit was detected" by Israeli forces. Hamas, the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®, later claimed Kabha as a member. There were no injuries to Israeli troops. The military said that Hamarsheh’s father was arrested during the operation and was taken for questioning by security services. In addition to the operation in Ya’abad, there were festivities between Paleostinians and IDF troops in the Dheisheh refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The soldiers entered the refugee camp to arrest a man suspected of throwing an bomb at troops during an operation on Sunday, lightly injuring an undercover Border Police officer. Clashes broke out during the arrest raid and one Paleostinian was killed. He was identified as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. "During the operation, suspects hurled explosives and threw stones at the forces, who responded with gunfire. Hits were identified," the IDF said. Elsewhere in the West Bank, troops detained seven Paleostinians over suspected involvement in terror activities, totaling nine arrests overnight. In Azzun, during the arrest of a suspect, troops opened fire toward a Paleostinian who hurled a Molotov cocktail toward them, the IDF said. Israeli troops and military bulldozers entered Ya’bad on Wednesday evening to raze terrorist Hamarsheh’s home. Hamarsheh, 27, killed four civilians in the central ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on March 29 — Avishai Yehezkel, 29, who was protecting his baby from gunfire; Ya’akov Shalom, 36; and Ukrainian nationals Victor Sorokopot, 38, and Dimitri Mitrik, 23. Hamarsheh was then killed in a shootout with coppers, one of whom — Amir Khoury, 32 — was his fifth victim. The military initiated the process of razing Hamarsheh’s home the day after the attack and issued the demolition order last month. The shooting came at the start of a wave of terror attacks in Israeli cities that claimed the lives of 19 people. The military has stepped up its West Bank activities in an attempt to crack down on the spiraling violence. The ensuing raids sparked festivities that left at least 30 Paleostinians dead since mid-March. Many were button men involved in firefights with Israeli soldiers or who took part in The raids have concentrated on the increasingly unstable Jenin area, from where several of the attackers hailed. |
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