JENIN, Palestinian Territories, Sept 6, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - A Palestinian was
killed and 16 wounded Tuesday when Israeli troops entered Jenin in the
occupied West Bank to carry out a home demolition, the Palestinian health
ministry said.

"The outcome of the Israeli aggression on Jenin at dawn today: a 29-year-old
martyr and 16 wounded with bullets and shrapnel were admitted to hospitals,"
the ministry said.

Palestinian official news agency Wafa identified the dead man as Mohammed
Musa Mohammed Sabaaneh, 29.

The Israeli army said it entered Jenin overnight "in order to demolish the
residence" of the perpetrator of a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv in
April.

Raad Hazem killed three Israelis in a shooting spree in Tel Aviv's busy
Dizengoff Street nightlife district on April 7, before being shot dead after
a massive manhunt.

His father Fathi Hazem and brother Hamam are both wanted by Israel.

The Tel Aviv shooting was part of a wave of attacks on Israeli targets in
which 19 people -- mostly Israeli civilians inside Israel -- were killed,
mostly by Palestinians. Three Israeli Arab attackers also died.

In response, Israel launched near nightly raids on West Bank towns and
cities. On Monday, armed forces chief Lieutenant General Aviv Kohavi said
"around 1,500 wanted people were arrested and hundreds of attacks prevented"
in the operations.

He added that the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas was "unable" to
control certain areas of the West Bank.

Human rights activists say Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of
suspected attackers amounts to collective punishment, as it can render non-
combatants, including children, homeless.

But Israel says the practice is effective in deterring some Palestinians from
carrying out attacks.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, when it captured the territory
from Jordan.