From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 1, 2024
IDF prepares to demolish home of terrorist who killed two in West Bank gas station shooting
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Overnight, the IDF says troops measured the home of the terrorist responsible for the deadly shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli yesterday, ahead of its demolition.
Muhammad Manasra, 31, a Palestinian Authority police officer, from the West Bank’s Qalandiya refugee camp near Jerusalem, opened fire at people at a gas station near Eli, killing Yitzhak Zeiger, 57, and Uria Hartum, 16.
The IDF says combat engineers, commandos of the Duvdevan unit, and other reservists operated in Qalandiya overnight to map out the home.
Israel regularly destroys the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks.
At the home, the IDF says troops found a handgun belonging to Manasra.
In a separate raid, the IDF says troops detained a wanted Palestinian in the village of Deir Abu Da’if, near Jenin.
The Times of Israel Community.