The High Court has halted the planned demolition of a number of homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out terror attacks.
The court issued the temporary injunction after a petition was filed to stave off the demolitions, which were planned for today, according to Channel 2.
The homes in question were those of the killers of Eitam and Naama Henkin, Danny Gonen and Malachi Rosenfeld, killed in three separate West Bank drive-by shooting attacks in the last year.
The cabinet has recently pushed to expedite home demolitions, which officials say is useful as a deterrent against terror attacks.
However, rights groups have slammed the policy as a form of collective punishment.
Earlier this week, Israeli forces razed the home of a terrorist in Hebron who was convicted of running over and stabbing Dalia Lemkus in an attack in the West Bank in November.
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