IDF prepares to demolish Palestinian home

Published February 2nd, 2016 - 08:24 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Israeli occupation forces mapped out the home of Amjad Sukkari in the West Bank village of Jami'n, southeast of Kalkilya on Tuesday.

Sukkari was allegedly involved in the shooting on Sunday in which three IDF soldiers were wounded at the Focus checkpoint, near the Beit El settlement. Soldiers responding at the scene shot and killed Sukkari.

Sukkari, a father of four, was from the village of Jamain, near Nablus. He worked as a bodyguard for the PA prosecutor-general in Ramallah, Ahmed Hanoun. The home of the deceased is now scheduled to be demolished, in line with instructions from the government, the IDF said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held the Palestinian Authority accountable for the attack since Sukkari was a member of the PA's police force and received a salary from the PA.

Overnight Tuesday, Israeli security forces arrested ten Palestinians suspected of disturbing the peace.

In a large operation, that included 150 occupation forces, arrests were carried out in the Palestinian villages of Abu Dis and Azarya to the east of Jerusalem.

Editor's note: This article has been edited from the source material

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