Saturday, August 06, 2016

IPNOT PICTURE OF THE DAY from August 4th: Collective punishment in Yatta

IPNOT PICTURE OF THE DAY from August 4th: Collective punishment in Yatta

Israel's occupation forces invaded the town of Yatta during the night of August 3rd - 4th and destroyed the family homes of cousins Khalid and Muhammad Makhamreh.

Israel accuses the two cousins of carrying out a shooting in Tel Aviv on June 8th which directly killed three people and led to the death of a fourth through a heart-attack. Twelve people were injured, including both of the cousins of whom one has suffered brain damage.

One of the homes belonging to the immediate families of the two cousins - and not them themselves - was exploded by remote detonation and another one was bulldozed.

Collective punishment is a war crime in international law, but as a result of the support and protection of the so-called 'Western' countries, Israel continues to practice it with impunity with the town of Yatta already having being besieged in the aftermath of the Tel Aviv shooting for an extended period.


PHOTO: @SafaPs

SOURCES:

4 Israelis dead, multiple injured in Tel Aviv market shooting
Israeli forces demolishes homes of Tel Aviv attack suspects
الاحتلال يهدم منزلي الأسيرين مخامرة في يطا

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