Israel razes homes of Palestinian fighters in Jerusalem

Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli police (not seen) during clashes in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces destroyed the homes of two Palestinian fighters and sealed off part of a third in Jerusalem on Tuesday, in a crackdown launched by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after four Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks.

Violence has intensified in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank in recent weeks, raising concerns of a wider escalation, though it has not yet reached the level of past Israeli-Palestinian confrontations.