Israeli army says it demolished Palestinian attacker’s home

Palestinians inspect the house of a man suspected of murdering an Israeli rabbi in January 2018, after it was demolished by Israeli forces on April 24, 2018 in the West Bank city of Jenin. Rabbi Raziel Shevah was shot dead near the West Bank settlement of Havat Gilad, where he lived, on Jan. 9. Israel routinely demolishes the homes of Palestinians who carry out attacks. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military says it has demolished the home of a Palestinian involved in the killing of a West Bank settler.
The military said on Tuesday that troops knocked down the home of Ahmad Konba in Jenin. It says he was part of a group involved in the fatal drive-by shooting in January of Rabbi Raziel Shevah from an Israeli settlement outpost.
During the demolition, the military says shots were fired and explosive devices hurled toward the forces. An Israeli paramilitary soldier was slightly injured.
Israel typically demolishes the homes of Palestinian attackers as a deterrent measure, but Palestinians consider the policy collective punishment. Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, areas the Palestinians want for a future state.