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IDF Demolishes Hebron Homes of Terrorists in Record Time

On Friday, October 30, 2026, the IDF demolished the Hebron homes of two terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack at Judea Junction exactly one week earlier. The terrorists, identified as Mohammed Jaab and Firas Jaab, were killed at the scene of the October 23 clash after an exchange of fire with security forces.

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What happened

01The IDF demolished the Hebron homes of two terrorists on Friday, October 30, 2026, exactly one week after they carried out a deadly shooting attack.
02The October 23 attack at Judea Junction killed Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Swilem, and lightly wounded three other soldiers.
03The two terrorists, Mohammed Jaab and Firas Jaab, were killed at the scene during an exchange of fire with security forces.
04The IDF's elite Yahalom combat engineering unit carried out the simultaneous demolitions of the terrorists' residences in Hebron.
05The IDF Spokesperson described the one-week timeline for the home demolitions as unprecedentedly swift.
06On Thursday, security forces also destroyed three memorial sites in Judea and Samaria that were linked to terrorists and incitement.

The attack resulted in the deaths of two Israeli soldiers, Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Swilem, and left three other soldiers lightly wounded. The simultaneous demolitions of the terrorists' homes were carried out by the IDF's Yahalom engineering unit, operating under the Yehuda Brigade and Division 98.

The IDF Spokesperson highlighted that the demolition occurred within an unprecedentedly short timeframe of just one week. Palestinian media and the Associated Press documented the controlled explosions. In a separate operation on Thursday, security forces also destroyed three memorial sites belonging to terrorists associated with attacks and incitement in Judea and Samaria.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 7 newsrooms. Updated 30 Oct, 23:02