AL-KHALIL, (The Palestinian Information Center)Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detonated the home of detainee Thabet Masalma in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of al-Khalil, on Tuesday morning. A large military unit encircled the area, preventing residents from approaching, before planting explosives inside the house and completely destroying it.
The raid resulted in two Palestinians being shot and dozens suffering from tear gas inhalation.
Thabet Masalma is accused of participating in a shooting operation at the Al-Khader junction near Bethlehem approximately eight months ago, which led to the death of an Israeli settler and injuries to three others.
This is not the first such incident in Beit Awwa. In January, the IOF demolished the home of detainee Ezzedine Masalma’s family, part of a broader policy of collective punishment targeting the families of alleged attackers, a strategy that has consistently failed to suppress resistance over the decades.
These resistance operations, including the recent tunnel shooting attack, are seen as a natural response to escalating Israeli crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In turn, they have fueled growing calls among Palestinians to expand popular resistance and confrontations across the West Bank.
