Israeli military forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian in the West Bank amid simmering tensions between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters in the occupied territories.
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Nov 12, 2014 (AFP) - Israeli settlers torched a mosque near the West Bank town of Ramallah overnight, Palestinian security officials said on Wednesday, as violence intensified in the occupied territory.
The Israel Defense Forces rushed to destroy the house of Ziad Awad, suspected of murdering an off-duty policeman, after the High Court of Justice rejected a petition against demolishing the home. The IDF is now preparing for the demolition of dozens more houses in the West Bank. This immoral, inane policy — which breaches international law and which the IDF itself has deemed futile — is returning.