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Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian motorist in East Jerusalem who drove at them while they were carrying out a home demolition. Israeli police have shot dead a Palestinian motorist in East Jerusalem who drove at them while they were demolishing a house.
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 police were at a nearby checkpoint as their 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.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. Clashes erupted at the scene of the demolition and shooting, as about 50 Palestinians threw stones at police, who fired back with tear gas.
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. Bulldozer attack
Last July, 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, one of the city's main arteries. 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-rights 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.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem in 1967 and annexed it in 1981 but its claim to the area is not recognised internationally. Instead, under international law, East Jerusalem is considered to be occupied territory.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state of Palestine.