One attacker, a Palestinian named Bahaa Elayan, had opened fire on passengers on a bus in October, killing three people. On the same day, another attacker, Alaa Abu Jamal, rammed his car into pedestrians and then stabbed people, killing one, according to AP.
Although both attackers were shot and killed on the spot, the decision to demolish their homes was approved by Israel’s High Court of Justice in December, Israeli news outlets report.
On Monday morning, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops entered Jabel Mukaber, the East Jerusalem neighborhood where the attackers’ homes were located. Before the destruction began, the military and police set up road blocks at some entrances to the neighborhood, according to The Times of Israel. The home of Allyan was demolished and the home of Abu Jamal was sealed off with concrete.
The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) said in a report that before the demolition Israeli forces raided Abu Jamal’s home, and his family was given an order to vacate the house in 48 hours “on the grounds of collective punishment.”
In the same report, PCHR said, “Israeli forces continued to impose collective punishment measures on the Gaza Strip, which have escalated since the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections, in which Hamas won the majority of seats of the Palestinian Legislative Council.”
Home demolitions as a part of collective punishment are strictly prohibited under laws of armed conflict that regulate treatment of civilian population on enemy-held territories. In 1967, West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was captured by the Israelis during the Six-Day War. It remains under Israel’s military control until present days, while the International Court of Justice has said in its 2004 ruling those territories can be called “occupied” under customary international law, and Israel has therefore a status of occupying power............http://on.rt.com/70zl
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