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Thursday, January 15, 2026
IDF demolishes Hebron home of terrorist in Gush Etzion Junction attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
The IDF says it demolished overnight the Hebron home of Imran al-Atrash, a terrorist who carried out a combined ramming and stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction in November, in which Israeli civilian Aharon Cohen, 71, was killed and three others were wounded.
According to the military, troops from the Judea Regional Brigade carried out the demolition of Al-Atrash’s home.
He and another attacker carried out the assault on November 18, 2025, at the busy West Bank junction south of Jerusalem.
The military also releases footage and photos from the demolition.
כוחות צה"ל מחטיבת יהודה הרסו את בית המחבל שביצע את הפיגוע המשולב בצומת הגוש בו נרצח אהרון כהן ז"ל ונפצעו אזרחים נוספים
במהלך הלילה, כוחות צה"ל פעלו בחברון שבחטיבת יהודה להריסת ביתו של המחבל עמראן אל-אטרש.
המחבל יחד עם מחבל נוסף, ביצע את פיגוע הדריסה והדקירה ב-18 בנובמבר 2025… pic.twitter.com/xufA0y8Z9v
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 15, 2026
As a matter of policy, Israel demolishes the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks.
Israeli officials have said the policy is intended to dissuade Palestinians from planning terror attacks, as doing so will harm their extended families’ livelihood. Critics have called it collective punishment.
The Times of Israel Community.