IDF says it demolished 2 more West Bank homes of Palestinian attackers overnight

The IDF has demolished two more homes of Palestinians behind deadly attacks, during overnight operations in the West Bank.

The military says it operated in Tubas to raze the home of Muhammad Daraghmeh, who on February 4 carried out a shooting attack at an army post in the northern West Bank, killing reservists Sgt. Maj. (res.) Ofer Yung, 39, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Avraham Tzvi Tzvika Friedman, 43.

Simultaneously, troops demolished the home of Abdullah Dhafer in the town of Kafr Abush. Dhafer was among several gunmen who shot dead Israeli civilian Amnon Muchtar, 67, in a terror attack in Qalqilya on June 21, 2024, the military says.

Yesterday, IDF troops demolished the homes of two Palestinian terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack in the Jordan Valley area of the West Bank last year, and the home of another terrorist accused of carrying out a deadly December 2024 shooting attack near Jerusalem.

As a matter of policy, Israel demolishes the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks.

The process of razing a terrorist’s home usually takes months, as their family can appeal to the High Court against the move, and the military waits for “optimal conditions” to carry out the demolition.