The Israeli military on Monday demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of being behind a deadly blast in the West Bank last year.
Qassem Barghouti, 22, killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and wounded her father and brother as they were hiking down to a spring in the Samaria settlement of Dolev in August.
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As IDF troops were carrying out the demolition in the village of Kobar, near Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians burned tires and hurled rocks and firebombs at the Israeli troops. The IDF said it used crowd control measures to disperse the crowd. Witnesses said several Palestinians were injured, including one that the Red Crescent said was hit in the head with a gas canister.
The demolition was only carried out after Israel's High Court of Justice rejected the family's petitions against the order.
"Tonight, we settled a score with the despicable terrorist who took part in the murder of our dear Rina Shnerb. Destroying homes is an important tool in deterrence against terrorists," said Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
"He who hurts us, we will harm him back. Jewish blood will not be spilled in vain."
