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Israel blows up house in occupied West Bank

One Palestinian killed and 15 injured

Jerusalem24 –Israeli forces stormed the town of Al-Silat Al-Harithiya last night, sparking clashes that lead to several injuries and one death.

17-year-old Mohammad Akram Abu Salah, from the town of Al-Yamoun, died

The young Muhammad Akram Abu Salah (17 years), from the town of Al-Yamoun, died after midnight from critical wounds he sustained in the head during confrontations with the occupation forces in the town of Al-Silat Al-Harithiya, west of Jenin.

According to medical sources, 15 civilians were wounded, including 3 in serious condition. The Israeli forces stormed the town to demolish the house of imprisoned Mahmoud Khaled Jaradat.

Jaradat is accused of attacking the evacuated Homesh settlement which led to the death of a settler.

The demolition of Mahmoud Jaradat’s home

The Israeli forces withdrew from the town after using explosives on Jaradat’s apartment in his family’s two-story house, before detonating the apartment using explosives.

Eyewitnesses reported that more than 40 military vehicles, accompanied by the undercover units Al-Yamam and a bulldozer, raided the village, closing all its entrances and preventing entry or exit.

Eyewitnesses stated that the Israeli forces occupied several residential buildings and turned them into military barracks, erected snipers in them, and deployed ambushes to prevent the activists who fled from Jenin to prevent the implementation of the demolition decision.

Mohammad Hamayel

Ramallah based journalist, Mohammad graduated from Al-Quds University with a B.A. in Media and Television. He has covered the 2015 Jerusalem Intifada as well as the Great March of Return for international media outlets. currently an editor/presenter at Jerusalem24. A UN alumni and a follower of global events and politics, especially American affairs.

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