10-month-old Palestinian girl threatened with arrest

Israeli troops yesterday threatened to detain a 10-month-old Palestinian baby girl after ransacking her family’s home.

Witnesses said troops raided the home of Fadi Faroukh, who was shot and killed on 1 November 2015, in the village of Sair, Hebron.

Fadi’s brother Saed told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers “destroyed the interior of the house” before they “threatened to detain Fadi’s 10-month-old daughter.”

After ransacking the home and threatening the family, Saed said the soldiers hung a written warning on the front door, addressing the family as well as all residents of Sair.

“In the wake of destructive attacks coming from your area against civilians, the Israeli defence forces and the Israeli security forces will operate with increased effort against terrorists and against anyone involved in such activity,” the warning read.

An Israeli army spokesperson said she was looking into reports of the raid and threats made against the family, and against Fadi’s infant daughter in particular.

The spokesperson told Ma’an that raids were also conducted overnight in the Ramallah area of the occupied West Bank, where three Palestinians were detained.