The IDF says it measured the homes of three Palestinian terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim on Thursday, ahead of their potential demolition.
Troops operated in the town of Za’atara, east of Bethlehem, and mapped out two homes belonging to the gunmen, the IDF says.
Israel regularly destroys the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks.
The town and an adjacent village are home to Ahmed Al-Wahsh, 31, and brothers Muhammad Zawahra, 26, and Kathem Zawahra, 31, who are accused of carrying out the attack.
The trio opened fire with automatic weapons at Israelis waiting in traffic while heading toward Jerusalem on the Route 1 highway near the az-Za’ayyem checkpoint, killing Matan Elmaliah and wounding 11 others.
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