Israeli forces demolished the family home of Palestinian detainee Dawwas Hassoun in Beit Imrin, northwest of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, before dawn Thursday, months after detaining him over allegations that he carried out a fatal vehicle-ramming attack.
Local sources said a large Israeli military force invaded the village, surrounded the home, and detonated explosives inside the building after forcing residents to evacuate. The blast damaged the building and nearby properties.
The demolition followed an Israeli military order issued in August authorizing the destruction of the family residence. Israeli authorities said the measure was tied to allegations against Hassoun, who has been held in Israeli custody since March 2026.
Israeli authorities accuse Hassoun of carrying out a vehicle-ramming attack near Beit Imrin on March 21, 2026. They say the incident killed 18-year-old Israeli colonizer Yehuda Sherman and injured two other people.
Israeli police and the Shin Bet said in May that military prosecutors intended to file an indictment against Hassoun, alleging that the collision was intentional. Hassoun denied the accusation and maintained that the incident was an accident, according to reports.
The family home was located in a multi-story residential building in the village. Israeli forces had invaded Beit Imrin the previous evening, closed roads leading into the area, and ordered the family to leave before carrying out the demolition.
Israel routinely carries out punitive demolitions of homes belonging to Palestinians accused of attacks against Israelis. Human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the policy as collective punishment because it affects relatives who have not been accused of an offense.
The demolition came amid continued Israeli military invasions of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank and continued use of punitive home demolitions against the families of accused Palestinians.
