Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday demolished the home of a Palestinian who fatally stabbed three Israelis.
Occupation military the demolition in the village of Kobar in the occupied West Bank.
Residents said that army vehicles and bulldozers entered the area north of Ramallah around 3:00 am (0000 GMT) and surrounded the two-storey house, one floor of which was still under construction.
In recent weeks, occupation authorities also arrested the father, mother and three brothers of the 19-year-old attacker, Omar al-Abed, according to villagers.
He was shot while carrying out the attack and later arrested.
The July 21 attack came with tensions high Al-Aqsa Mosque. Violence erupted in and around the compound last month after three Palestinians shot dead two policemen in a heroic operation on July 14 before being martyred after being shot by security forces.
The Israeli occupation responded to the July 14 deadly shootings by installing metal detectors at the entrance to the holy site, used as a staging point for the attack.
For nearly two weeks, worshippers refused to submit to the checks and held mass prayers in surrounding streets.
Ensuing protests and clashes left seven Palestinians martyred and the stabbings of the Israelis at the settlement was carried out at the height of the tensions.
The crisis abated when Israel removed the detectors.
Zionist authorities regularly demolishes the homes of Palestinian attackers, but human rights groups warn it amounts to collective punishment.
Source: AFP
