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Israel tears down attacker's home Palestinian killed in demolition
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Israeli police have demolished the home of a Palestinian man who killed three Israelis with a bulldozer. Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian motorist in East Jerusalem who drove at them while they were carrying out a home demolition.
The house on the outskirts of East Jerusalem was pulled down after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected his family's appeal. The police were in at a checkpoint as, nearby, colleagues tore down the home of a Palestinian man who killed three Israelis with a bulldozer last year.
The house was pulled down after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the attacker's family.
Israel says the demolition of the homes of attackers is a deterrent.Israel says the demolition of the homes of attackers is a deterrent.
Hussam Dwayat used a bulldozer to smash into cars and a bus in central Jerusalem, killing three and injuring more than 40.Hussam Dwayat used a bulldozer to smash into cars and a bus in central Jerusalem, killing three and injuring more than 40.
He carried out his attack on Jaffa Road on 2 July. The 30-year-old father of two was stopped when an off-duty soldier shot him dead.He carried out his attack on Jaffa Road on 2 July. The 30-year-old father of two was stopped when an off-duty soldier shot him dead.
The Israeli authorities have said that Dwayat acted alone and was not connected to any Palestinian militant group.The Israeli authorities have said that Dwayat acted alone and was not connected to any Palestinian militant group.
Human right groups such as B'tselm have said "the demolition of houses as a clear case of collective punishment which violates the principle that a person is not to be punished for the acts of another". Human-right groups such as B'tselm have said "the demolition of houses as a clear case of collective punishment which violates the principle that a person is not to be punished for the acts of another".
In 2005 an Israeli military commission concluded the policy of destroying a Palestinian attacker's home ineffective as a deterrent against future strikes on Israelis.In 2005 an Israeli military commission concluded the policy of destroying a Palestinian attacker's home ineffective as a deterrent against future strikes on Israelis.
Two other attacks by Palestinians using bulldozers have been carried out since Hussam Dwayat's death, though no Israelis were killed in these later incidents.Two other attacks by Palestinians using bulldozers have been carried out since Hussam Dwayat's death, though no Israelis were killed in these later incidents.