Israeli forces demolished the homes of two Palestinian men in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus, on Wednesday morning. The military says the men, Ibrahim Daoud and Zakaria Daoud, carried out three explosive device attacks on Israeli troops in 2024 and 2025 that injured several security personnel. Troops, including combat engineers from the elite Yahalom Unit, carried out the operation, according to the IDF. Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that residents in the western part of the village were forced to leave their homes before the demolitions, and that both men are currently detained.

Israel has long defended home demolitions of this kind as a deterrent against future attacks. Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations have condemned the practice, arguing that it is collective punishment because it leaves families without shelter even when they were not accused of any crime. The raid in Beita came as the army was also expanding operations elsewhere in the West Bank, including a continuing offensive in Hebron. The military's accusations against the two men have not been tested in court in the accounts reported so far. The case adds to the ongoing debate over whether demolitions make Israelis safer or simply deepen the cycle of violence.