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IDF confirms demolishing homes of gunmen behind deadly shooting of 2 soldiers

By Emanuel Fabian Today, 4:57 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Smoke and dust rise from two houses demolished with explosives by the IDF in connection with an October 23 shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 30, 2026. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
Smoke and dust rise from two houses demolished with explosives by the IDF in connection with an October 23 shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers, in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 30, 2026. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

The Israeli army confirms razing the homes of the two Palestinian gunmen who carried out last week’s deadly shooting attack against soldiers at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron.

During the attack on October 23, Hebron residents Mohammad Jaaba and Firas Jaaba killed Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, and wounded three other troops, before they were shot dead.

The military says troops operated in Hebron today and demolished the two homes. It publishes footage showing one of the houses being blown up.

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