Israeli occupation military said Friday it issued an order to demolish the apartment of Raad Hazem, the Palestinian shooter who killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv before being martyred last month.
Hazem, a resident of the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, opened fire at a bar in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street on April 7, killing three Israelis.
As a punitive policy, Israeli occupation regularly demolishes the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly attacks.
Friday’s demolition order came after an initial appeal on behalf of the residents was rejected by Israeli High Court earlier in the week.
Jenin is widely seen as a hotbed of resistance activity recently. The Palestinians who carried out the deadly attacks in Bnei Brak in late March, the Tel Aviv shooting in April, and Thursday night’s axe attack in Elad, all came from the Jenin area.
Israeli troops entering Jenin and the surrounding villages have increasingly been caught in gunfights in recent months.
Hazem went on the run after the attack and was found hiding near a mosque in Jaffa after an hours-long manhunt involving hundreds of security officers. While initially raising his hands in surrender, Hazem then heroically drew a gun and opened fire on the officers, who fired back and killed him.
Over the years, however, a number of Israeli defense officials have questioned the efficacy of the practice, and human rights activists have denounced it as unfair collective punishment.
Source: Israeli media
