Israel razes home of Palestinian linked to shooting deaths

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Wednesday demolished the home of a Palestinian who killed two officers and wounded several others in an attack previous year, police said. They frequently cite the lack of progress as a source of anger behind a string of attacks that began in mid-September and show no signs of ending.

On Wednesday, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process, Nickolay Mladenov, voiced his concern due to the standstill in the investigation of the attack, saying it is “essential” that Israeli security forces decipher the affair and bring those responsible to justice.

It said in a statement that the detainees were being questioned over the July 31 firebombing in the West Bank village of Duma, located near the Jordan Valley and close to wildcat Jewish settlements. Ali Dawabsheh, a toddler, was burned to death, while his mother and father later died of their wounds.

A retired Cambridge academic has been accused of “outrageous” behaviour after she refused to help a 13-year-old Israeli girl with a school project “until there is peace in Palestine”. Hebrew graffiti reading “revenge” sprayed on the walls of the home hinted that the attackers were Jewish.

Israeli authorities believe Oleiwy is the head of “a cell that shot and killed an Israeli settler and his wife”, near Beit Forik town, approximately two months ago, as stated by IMEMC.

In return, 20 Israelis were killed in stabbing and running over attacks carried out by Palestinians.

Local youth gathered to prevent the demolition, sparking clashes with Israeli troops.

The Israeli military says a Palestinian fired at an Israeli soldier before being shot dead by forces north of Jerusalem.

Over the past two months, unrest has surged, with nearly daily stabbings, vehicle rammings and shootings by Palestinians, which have killed 19 Israelis and one USA citizen.

For the last three months, Israeli police have barred at least 60 female Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for “security reasons”.

The military identified the man as Raeb Ahmed Muhammad Alivi, in his late 30s.

The arrests took place “over the past few days”, they said without providing additional details.