Israeli forces demolish houses of accused Palestinian gunmen

Israeli forces blow up the house of assailant Palestinian militant Yahya Mari, in Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Israeli troops on Tuesday demolished the houses of two Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli security guard in an attack outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel in April, authorities said.

Hundreds of protesters threw rocks, burning tyres and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers as they carried out the operation in the West Bank town of Qarawet Bani Hassan, the army said in a statement.