Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 8, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 8, 2024
IDF demolishes West Bank home of Palestinian who carried out deadly Gan Yavne stabbing
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The home of Palestinian terrorist Mamoun Faiz Muhammad Khalil after being destroyed by IDF troops in the West Bank town of Dura, August 8, 2024 (Courtesy)
Overnight, the IDF demolished the home of Mamoun Faiz Muhammad Khalil, a Palestinian terrorist who carried out a stabbing in the central town of Gan Yavne on March 31, killing an Israeli man and wounding others.
In the attack at a mall in Gan Yavne, 34-year-old Lidor Levi was killed and two others were seriously hurt. Khalil, 19, was shot dead by police.
IDF troops, including combat engineers, operated in the West Bank town of Dura overnight to demolish his home.
At the demolished home, the military left behind a poster reading: “Hamas = ISIS.”
As a matter of policy, Israel demolishes the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks.
