An Israeli court has rejected the cases of Palestinian families who have objected to the demolition of their homes on the basis that their relatives carried out acts of resistance against the occupation, local media sources revealed.
Israel’s Channel 10 reported that the Israeli High Court agreed to demolish the homes of five Palestinian prisoners accused of three shootings that led to the death of four Israeli soldiers and settlers in the past few months.
The objection of one of the families was accepted because they live in rented property instead their landlord was given until 17 November to evict them.
The Israeli military prosecution submitted a request to the court to reject the objections, calling on the judiciary not to get involved in such issues.
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The prosecution’s request included a description of the security situation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, which are both witnessing severe escalations in operations, and it stated that the Israeli political and security levels believe in the need to take deterrent measures against the Palestinians.
It is worth noting that the occupation forces gave a number of prisoners’ families demolition notices due to their relatives’ involvement in resistance operations that resulted in the death of Israelis.