JERUSALEM, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israel demolished the home of a 17-year-old Palestinian who stabbed to death an Israeli civilian last September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday.

The apartment of the Palestinian killer, identified as Khalil Jabarin, was located in the village of Yatta in the southern West Bank, according to an IDF statement.

During the demolition, dozens of Palestinians hurled rocks at IDF soldiers who responded with riot dispersal means.

The Israeli citizen, Ari Fuld, 40, a father of four, was murdered by Jabarin on Sept. 16, 2018 at a mall entrance near Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank.

Jabarin's family filed a petition to Israel's High Court of Justice against the Military Advocate General's decision to demolish his house, claiming that his mother had told the security forces about her son's disappearance and intention to "do something" minutes before the attack.

The High Court, however, rejected the appeal and approved the demolition.