Israeli forces blow up Palestinian prisoner house as punitive measure in Nablus

QNN TeamJune 16, 2023Last Updated: June 16, 2023
Palestinians inspect the destruction left behind Israeli forces after bombing house of Palestinian prisoner Osama Taweel on June 15, 2023 in Nablus

Nablus (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces on Thursday morning blew up the family house of a Palestinian prisoner in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, as a punitive measure as he was accused of carrying out a resistance operation along with two others.

Local sources reported the Israeli occupation forces raided Nablus city overnight Thursday in preparation for the demolition of the family house of the Palestinian prisoner in Israeli prisons Osama Taweel as a punitive measure.

The raid continued for about six hours during which Nablus residents took to the streets to confront the Israeli forces and thwart them from carrying out the demolition order.

The forces attacked the residents of the city, and fired live bullets and gas bombs intensively at them, injuring 337 people, including four children, with bullets and from inhaling tear gas, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). At least two people were seriously wounded.

The Palestinian health ministry also said Khalil al-Anees, 20, was also fatally shot in the head by Israeli forces during the raid.

The forces raided the house of Taweel and blew it up on Thursday morning after planting explosive devices in its walls, turning it into rubble and displacing his parents and sister.

Taweel was accused of carrying out a drive-by shooting operation in October 2022 along with two others which resulted in the killing of an Israeli soldier near the illegal settlement of Shavei Shomron, west Nablus.

Taweel was arrested by Israeli forces on February 13 along with Abdel Kamel Jouri and the third, Hussam Isleem, was killed in a Nablus raid a week later. The Israeli military claimed the three were responsible for the October operation.

The Israeli occupation state has used house demolition as a collective punitive measure against the families of Palestinians, who carry out resistance operations.

Hundreds of houses have been demolished within this policy since 1967, leaving thousands of Palestinians homeless despite they had done no wrong and were not suspected of any wrongdoing.

This policy constitutes collective punishment, which is prohibited and violates binding provisions of international law: in the Geneva Convention (“No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed, human rights groups have said.

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QNN TeamJune 16, 2023Last Updated: June 16, 2023

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