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JERUSALEM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces said on Tuesday they issued a demolition order to the family home of a Palestinian stabber who killed an Israeli girl in the West Bank last week.
A statement by the Israeli military and the Civil Administration in the West Bank said they issued the decree to destroy the home of Mohammad Tarayra, who stabbed and killed a 13-year-old girl in her home in the settlement of Kiryat Araba on Thursday.
Tarayra, who was a resident of the nearby village of Bani Naim, was shot dead at the scene.
On Sunday, Israeli forces arrested his sister, Lara Tarayra, after she said on TV she supports her brother.
A military spokesperson said she was detained "due to suspicions that she knew the intentions" of her 19-year-old brother and did not report it to the authorities.
Israel launched a widespread arrest operation over the past few days, detaining dozens of Palestinians in Hebron and elsewhere in the West Bank.
In the wake of the attacks, Israeli army cordoned off the Hebron area and revoked the working permits of all the people from the village of Bani Naim, a government spokesperson said.
Overnight Monday, security forces demolished the homes of two Palestinian stabbers responsible for a deadly knife attack in Jerusalem last December.
The demolitions, in Qalandia refugee camp outside Ramallah, sparked clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces. At least four Palestinians were injured by live fire, according to the Palestinian Ma'an news agency.
The clashes came amid a wave of violence since mid-September 2015, which has killed at least 214 Palestinians and 34 Israelis.
According to Israeli authorities, most of the Israelis victims were killed in car-ramming, stabbing, and shooting attacks.
