FACT CHECK · COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT
Claim: Israeli law: a terrorist's family home is always razed
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Not automatic. Under 1945 Regulation 119 the army may raze an attacker's own home; families can petition the High Court, which sometimes blocks it.
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- “Terrorist's family home is always razed”
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- “Regulation 119”
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