Israel destroys home of Palestinian detainee

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - The Israeli army on Thursday destroyed a home in the central Ramallah city of the occupied West Bank, that belongs to a Palestinian detainee in an Israeli jail.

Islam Froukh's home, located on the first floor of a four-story building, was destroyed from the inside, displacing his parents and four sisters who live in the apartment, Anadolu reporter said.

Froukh was arrested by Israeli forces on Dec. 27, 2022 for his alleged involvement in carrying out a blast in a bus station in Jerusalem on Nov. 23 last year, which killed two Israelis.

The Israeli demolition of the home triggered clashes with Palestinians which left 16 injured by Israeli fire along with dozens of others who suffered from asphyxiation due to the Israeli tear gas firing.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara