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- Murad Fawzi Abu Seifen was shot dead during military raid in Ya’bad, west of Jenin
- Authorities demolished Houshieh family homes in Qatana, occupied East Jerusalem
LONDON: Israeli forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and demolished two homes of the Houshieh family, displacing about 50 people.
The Ramallah-based Ministry of Health said that during an Israeli military raid in Ya’bad, west of Jenin early on Thursday, Murad Fawzi Abu Seifen was struck by four rounds. Israeli forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching him. He bled to death before Israeli forces retrieved his body, the ministry added.
His death brings the number of Palestinians killed in Jenin since the Israeli offensive began in January to 56, with more than 200 wounded.
On Thursday, Israeli forces demolished the homes of brothers Iyad and Ziad Houshieh in Qatana, a town in occupied East Jerusalem, citing construction without a permit.
Each home, about 150 sq. meters large, housed at least 20 people.
Israeli authorities had notified the Houshiehs of the impending demolition of their homes 10 years ago, according to Wafa news agency.
Qatana has faced an intensive Israeli operation since September, with authorities ordering the demolition of all homes built without permits in Qatana and Qubeiba, the hometowns of two Palestinian gunmen who killed six Israelis in Jerusalem that month.
In October, authorities conducted 25 demolition operations in Qatana, affecting 28 sites, including 15 inhabited homes, two empty homes and 11 agricultural facilities, according to Wafa.
In Jenin and its refugee camp, Israeli forces since January have destroyed more than 600 homes — 33 percent of the camp — and displaced 22,000 residents.