IDF seals homes of Palestinian terrorists behind deadly Jerusalem shooting

IDF troops sealed the West Bank homes of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out the deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem last week, the military says.

The two gunmen, Mohammad Taha, 21, from Qatanna, and Muthanna Amro, 20, from Qubeiba, murdered six people and wounded over a dozen others at Ramot Junction before being killed by an off-duty soldier and armed civilians.

As a matter of policy, Israel demolishes the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly terror attacks. The homes of the two gunmen have already been surveyed for a potential demolition.

Sealing the homes of attackers is often a replacement or stopgap for demolishing them. In general, the demolition process takes several months, as the High Court must address appeals by the family, and security forces often wait for an optimal time to enter Palestinian cities or neighborhoods for the operation.

In the past week, the IDF says troops also detained over 20 suspects in the hometowns of the terrorists and scanned over 700 sites. In addition, the Civil Administration, a Defense Ministry body under COGAT, demolished illegal structures in the two villages.

כוחות צה״ל מחטיבת בנימין אטמו את בתי המחבלים שביצעו את הפיגוע בצומת רמות

כוחות צה״ל מחטיבת בנימין פעלו אתמול, להחרמה ולאטימה של בתיהם של המחבלים מחמד טהה ומותנא עומר שביצעו את הפיגוע מוקדם יותר השבוע, בצומת רמות בירושלים, בו נרצחו שישה אזרחים ישראלים ונפצעו אזרחים נוספים.

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