SECURITY AFFAIRS: It’s not clear whether the home demolitions work to deter terrorism. What I saw during the mission was how seriously the soldiers take their work of securing the West Bank.
This demolition process is one of the tools Israel uses against terrorism. The IDF stresses that this is not about revenge, but deterrence.
Since October 7, Israeli forces have arrested about 1,700 suspects throughout the West Bank.
Nigri, 42, was shot to death in front of her 12-year-old daughter in August on Route 60 in the West Bank.
Saleh al-Arouri, deputy to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is among a group of leaders singled out by Israeli officials who have vowed to destroy Hamas in retaliation for the deadly Oct. 7 attack.
Three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces throughout the West Bank overnight.
It was also decided on Tuesday morning that the Erez crossing at the Israel-Gaza Strip border would remain closed to Gazans throughout Tuesday.
"Sorry, Mohammad Magadli, this is a right-wing government," National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote.
The suspect's family claimed that Israeli forces had threatened to kill the suspect if he didn't give himself up.
In a move opposed by international voices, Israel has demolished a Palestinian elementary school in the West Bank.
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