A post on Telegram Tuesday afternoon claims that the home of Farouk Ramadan, the terrorist who killed two soldiers, remains standing. The claim contradicts the IDF's announcement earlier in the day that the demolition had been completed, as The Zioneer reported.
A message posted on Telegram at 14:24 Jerusalem on Tuesday claims that the home of terrorist Farouk Ramadan in Kfar Tel remains intact, directly contradicting the IDF's statement earlier in the day that the demolition had been completed. The post describes the military's account as "embarrassing" and also criticizes the demolition of two memorial outposts erected in memory of the two soldiers killed in the July 24 attack, asserting those outposts were fully demolished. The claim has not been independently verified.
The development follows a rapid sequence of events reported by The Zioneer. On Monday evening (Aug 10, 21:43 Jerusalem), the IDF entered Kfar Tel near Nablus to prepare for the demolition, with officials noting the accelerated pace. Later that evening, The Zioneer reported that the home had been demolished, alongside two unauthorized Jewish outposts in Samaria that had been established after the attack. This morning (Tuesday, 12:14 Jerusalem), The Zioneer cited the IDF confirming the completion of the demolition, carried out by the 411th Artillery Battalion under a court-approved order.
The demolition was carried out under standard counter-terror procedures following the July 24 attack near Kfar Tel, in which Ramadan opened fire after snatching a weapon from a security officer, killing Major Yuval Ezra and Captain (res.) Binyahu Melat before being eliminated at the scene. As The Zioneer reported on August 4, the IDF had signed a demolition order for the home days after the attack.
The Telegram post's claim contradicts the military's official account. The IDF has not issued a follow-up statement, and the claim remains unverified by independent sources.
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