PM asks attorney general for legal opinion on expelling terrorist’s families

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit whether it is possible to expel the families of West Bank terrorists to Gaza, days after Mandeblit reportedly ruled out such a measure.

“Many terror attacks in recent months were carried about by terrorists who fit into the profile of ‘lone attackers.’ These attackers come from families that support and assist their actions,” Netanyahu writes in a letter to Mandelblit.

“I am requesting your legal opinion regarding the possibility of expelling family members that support terror to Gaza. I am convinced that such a measure will lead to a significant decrease in the number of terror attacks against the State of Israel, its citizens and its residents,” he continues.

A few days ago Mandelblit shot down the idea, arguing that it would contravene Israeli and international law.

— Raphael Ahren