IDF says troops measured homes of terrorists behind Gush Etzion Junction attack, ahead of possible demolitions

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF troops measure the home of a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank, July 11, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops measure the home of a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank, July 11, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Overnight, the military says troops measured out the homes of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out yesterday’s deadly attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, ahead of their possible demolition.

The forces operated in Halhul, near Hebron, and Bazariya, near Nablus, where the two assailants, Mahmoud Abed and Malik Salem, hailed from.

Both terrorists were shot dead after killing Shalev Zvuluny, 22.

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

“The mapping was carried out in preparation for examining the possibility of demolishing the terrorists’ homes,” the IDF says.

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