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Saba Yemen
4 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Israeli occupation army issues orders to demolish homes of four Palestinian martyrs, resistance fighters from West Bank
Occupied al-Quds - Saba: Israeli enemy media reported that the commander of the central region in the occupation army issued orders to confiscate and demolish the homes of four Palestinian martyrs and resistance fighters, alleging their involvement in three shooting attacks that occurred over the past year, resulting in the deaths of Israeli soldiers and settlers. The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that the homes subject to the demolition orders belong to the martyrs Muhammad Nazzal and Muhammad Zakarneh in the town of Qabatiya, located south of the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. According to the newspaper, on January 6, 2025, the two martyrs carried out a shooting attack in two locations near the village of Al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya, which resulted in the deaths of three settlers. A confiscation and demolition order was also delivered to the home of prisoner Muhammad Daraghmeh in the city of Tubas. The newspaper explained that Daraghmeh opened fire during a clash that took place on February 4, 2025, on Israeli soldiers at the Tayseer checkpoint east of Tubas, killing two soldiers and wounding eight others, two of whom were in critical condition. The demolition order also included the home of the martyr Wael Abu Idris Lahlouh in the town of Qabatiya. According to the newspaper, the martyr, along with other resistance fighters, carried out a shooting attack at the Mehola settlement junction on August 11, 2024, which resulted in the death of one settler and the injury of another. Israeli enemy authorities continue to implement a policy of demolishing the homes of the families of those who carried out suicide attacks, as part of what they describe as "collective punishment," with the aim of deterring resistance activists and influencing the Palestinian popular base. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Express Tribune
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
30% of Gaza a 'security' buffer zone
Israel's army said on Wednesday it had turned 30 percent of Gaza into a "security" buffer zone and struck around 1,200 "terror targets" since resuming its military offensive in the Palestinian territory on March 18. "Approximately 30 percent of the Gaza Strip's territory is now designated as an Operational Security Perimeter," the military said in a statement, adding that Israeli air strikes had hit "approximately 1,200 terror targets" and that "more than 100 targeted eliminations have been carried out" since March 18. Meawhile. Israel's military said it had killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including one suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on Israelis in January. On Wednesday morning, Israeli forces tried to arrest Muhammad Zakarneh in a cave near the West Bank town of Qabatiyah, the military said in a statement. "During the operation, the forces encircled a cave in the area of Misilyah in which Zakarneh hid. The forces conducted exchanges of fire with him and two additional terrorists, in which shoulder-fired missiles were fired at the (Israeli) forces," the military said. Mohammed Hobari, a local resident who was working in the field near where the standoff took place, told AFP that the army "stormed the area and ordered us to stop working". "They besieged the area before starting to fire their weapons. They brought a bulldozer and it started digging and demolishing." During the gunfight, Israeli forces killed Zakarneh and Marouh Khuzaymia, the army statement said, adding that the two belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. On Wednesday afternoon, army bulldozers worked to destroy the militants' hiding place, leaving behind a pile of stones and rubble, an AFP journalist reported. Khuzaymia "was released during the November 2023 hostage deal and was then wanted for his involvement in planning additional terrorist activities", the army statement added. Zakarneh's father, Omar, told AFP: "He died just like many other young people. Hopefully God will accept him (in heaven)." The military said that Zakarneh was one of three people who took part in a January 6 attack near the village of Al-Funduq, in which three Israelis were killed and six injured. The night that followed the attack saw several instances of violent altercations with settlers in that part of the West Bank, including in the village of Hajja, whose mayor told AFP it had come under attack.
