With the end of a five-day ceasefire looming, Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank have demolished the homes of two Palestinians suspected of abducting and killing three Israeli teenagers in June.<br /><br />Troops set charges to destroy the homes of Hussam Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, while the property of a third Palestinian suspect, Marwan Kawasme, was sealed off, according to the Israel Defence Forces.<br /><br />Hussam was arrested on July 11, but the other two suspects are said to remain at large.<br /><br />Extensive Israeli raids in the West Bank and a month of intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip followed the murders of the teens.<br /><br />Over 2,000 civilians and miltary personnel have been killed in the five weeks of hostilities, the majority of them Palestinian.<br /><br />A fragile five-day ceasefire is scheduled to end at midnight on Monday. On the morning of the deadline, Israeli tanks could be seen approaching the border with Gaza.
