Israeli forces arrest relatives of soldier stab suspect
JENIN (Ma'an) -- "Israeli forces on Wednesday raided the Jenin village of a teenager suspected of stabbing an Israeli soldier to death earlier in the day. Hussein Sharif Ghawadra, 16, stabbed an Israeli soldier to death while traveling on a bus in Afula, northern Israel."
"Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the village of Bir al-Basha and arrested Ghawadra's older brother, Tawfik. His father was also detained at his workplace in Israel. The village was declared a closed military zone by Israeli forces. Ghawadra's father and brother are currently in an Israeli hospital after being assaulted during the arrest raids. His younger brother and sister are under house arrest, locals said."
Israeli forces arrest relatives of soldier stab suspect | Maan News Agency
Imagine living under Occupation in a place where regularly families and entire villages are punished for acts of individuals.
That is the fate of over 5 million Palestinian men and women and children living every day of their lives victims of collective punishment in Occupied Palestine.
More facts about the stabbing itself, Israeli police say Ghawadra did not have a permit to be inside Israel, that he had boarded the bus on the Nazareth-Afula route and attacked the IDF soldier as the bus arrived at its destination. It is also reported that 4 of Ghawadra's cousins are serving life sentences in Israeli prisons.