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Israel demolishes homes of suspected members of terror cell that killed Rina Shnerb

Israeli troops respond with “riot dispersal means” after Palestinians hurled rocks and firebombs; no casualties were reported.

A Palestinian man walks on the rubble of the family house of suspected Palestinian terrorist Yazan Mughamis after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Birzeit on March 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
A Palestinian man walks on the rubble of the family house of suspected Palestinian terrorist Yazan Mughamis after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Birzeit on March 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

The Israel Defense Forces demolished the homes of two suspected Palestinian terrorists on Thursday morning, the military said.

The suspects, Walid Hanatsheh and Yazan Mughamis, are believed by Israel to have been members of the terrorist cell that killed 17-year-old Israeli Rina Shnerb, and injured her father and brother, near the town of Dolev in Judea and Samaria in August.

One of the homes destroyed was in the city of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, while the other was in Ramallah itself, according to the AP.

According to the IDF, dozens of Palestinians burned tires, and threw rocks and firebombs at Israeli troops during the demolition work, who responded with “riot dispersal means.”

No casualties were reported.

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