The police destroy the house of the terrorist who attacked and tried to kill a policeman: "An important moral activity"/ Israel Police Spokesperson
Hundreds of police officers from the Jerusalem District, MGB fighters from the Israel Police's Matfa Unit and IDF forces entered the Beit Hanina neighborhood in East Jerusalem this morning (Tuesday), with the aim of destroying the home of the terrorist Khaled Al Mohtasab, who carried out a shooting attack at the entrance to the Shalem station about six months ago In the same attack
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two police officers were slightly and fatally wounded as a result of the terrorist's shooting, who was neutralized in a short time by police officers. Among the wounded in the attack, Sergeant Major Ofir Hajabi, who was fatally injured and thanks to the quick initial treatment at the scene, survived, and is currently recovering from his injury. and is still undergoing rehabilitation in the hospital.
As part of the deterrent actions carried out against terrorists, an order was signed by General Fakar to demolish the terrorist's house in Beit Hanina. Petitions submitted to the High Court against the order were rejected. The court ruled that the terrorist's house must be destroyed, even though no one was killed in the attack, and as a deterrent in times of war and against the backdrop of the security situation.
At the end of the approval of plans by the commander of the Jerusalem District, Superintendent Doron Turgeman, which took place at the beginning of the week, and after the completion of all the operational preparations for this, the operation to demolish the terrorist's house began this morning under the command of the commander of the Jerusalem Police, Yaakov Berman. In this activity, which is also carried out with a combination of different abilities and means, this morning hundreds of Jerusalem District policemen and Jerusalem Security Forces fighters, along with additional police forces and IDF forces, entered with the aim of destroying the family home of the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack.