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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
IDF demolishes terrorist’s West Bank home two and a half weeks after deadly attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF says it demolished the home of Ahmed al-Rub in the West Bank town of Qabatiya overnight, two and a half weeks after he carried out a stabbing and car-ramming attack in northern Israel that killed two people.
In the December 26 attack ,Shimshon Mordechai, 68, and Aviv Maor, 19, were killed and several other civilians were wounded.
שבועיים וחצי לאחר הפיגוע: כוחות חטיבת מנשה הרסו בקבאטיה את ביתו של המחבל שביצע את הפיגוע המשולב בעמק חרוד
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— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 14, 2026
The home was sealed shortly after the attack and was formally demolished overnight by Nahal Brigade reconnaissance troops, the Yahalom engineering unit and Border Police forces, according to the military.
During the operation, the IDF says troops also carried out arrests and interrogations of suspects in the area in connection with suspected terror activity.
The Times of Israel Community.