The IDF sealed the home of the Palestinian who carried out the deadly shooting in Judea and Samaria village of Tell on Friday, the military says. The sealing was carried out overnight and approved by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who also signed a temporary seizure order. The IDF intends to demolish the house. The two soldiers killed in the attack were named as Master Sergeant (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, and Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27.
The IDF sealed the home of the Palestinian who carried out the deadly shooting attack in the West Bank village of Tell on Friday, the military said on Sunday morning. The sealing was carried out overnight and was approved by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who signed a temporary seizure order. The IDF intends to proceed with the demolition of the house.
The sealing came after earlier reports from the same morning indicated that the homes of both terrorists involved in the attack had been mapped by the IDF and Shin Bet as a preliminary step. The two soldiers killed in the attack were named as Master Sergeant (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, and Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27. The shooter was killed at the scene, and the accomplice who snatched a weapon from an Israeli security officer was arrested in Nablus by Duvdevan forces.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday, the attack occurred near the settlement of Havat Gilad, where a group of hikers was attacked and a security officer's weapon was snatched. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir vowed to pursue all those involved. The military also lifted a siege on Nablus to facilitate the sealing operation. The demolition of attackers' homes is standard Israeli policy, with the process typically taking several months due to High Court appeals.
It remains unclear if the accomplice's home will also be sealed, and the legal timeline for the demolition remains uncertain.
8 developments
- StrongIDF Chief of Staff Zamir vows to hunt down all terrorists involved in Tell attack
- StrongNew footage from Tell attack shows terrorist walking calmly after killing two soldiers, soldiers did not intervene
- DevelopingFatah officially acknowledges its members carried out Samaria attack, mourns four 'martyrs'
- StrongIDF confirms large-scale operation in Tubas and Beit Furik, enters homes of terrorists who wounded two Israelis
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