The Hebrew media reported, on Thursday, the condemnation of the American embassy in occupied Jerusalem, for the demolition of the home of the prisoner Montaser Shalabi from the town of Turmus’aya, north of Ramallah, who is accused of carrying out a shooting attack two months ago that killed a settler and wounded another. Za´tara Checkpoint near Nablus.
Shalaby and a number of his family members hold American citizenship, and the US embassy statement is the first of its kind in this context.
"It is imperative that all parties avoid unilateral measures that exacerbate the situation, as the house of an entire family should not be demolished due to the actions of one person," the embassy statement said. As reported by the seventh Hebrew channel.
The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper considered the US embassy´s statement regarding the demolition of Shalabi´s house, the first harsh response to the new Israeli government.
