Israeli troops sealed the West Financial institution houses of the 2 Palestinian terrorists who carried out a lethal taking pictures assault in Jerusalem final week, the Israel Protection Forces stated Saturday, in anticipation of their planned demolition.
The 2 gunmen, Mohammad Taha, 21, from Qatanna, and Muthanna Amro, 20, from Qubeiba, murdered six individuals and wounded over a dozen others at Ramot Junction on Monday earlier than being killed by an off-duty soldier and armed civilians.
As a matter of coverage, Israel demolishes the houses of Palestinians accused of finishing up lethal terror assaults. The houses of the 2 gunmen have already been surveyed for a possible demolition.
Sealing the houses of attackers is commonly a alternative or stopgap for demolishing them.
On the whole, the demolition course of takes a number of months, because the Excessive Court docket should tackle appeals by the household, and safety forces typically await an optimum time to enter Palestinian cities or neighborhoods for the operation.
Previously week, the IDF stated troops additionally detained over 20 suspects within the hometowns of the terrorists and scanned over 700 websites. As well as, the Civil Administration, a Protection Ministry physique underneath COGAT, demolished unlawful constructions within the two villages.
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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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After the assault in Jerusalem, Protection Minister Israel Katz ordered authorities to impose “civil sanctions” on the family members of the 2 terrorists in addition to residents of Qatanna and Qubeiba, showing to impose collective punishment on Palestinians who should not accused of involvement in or information of the assault.

The victims of a lethal terror taking pictures in Jerusalem on September 8, 2025: Prime L-R: Levi Yitzhak Pash, Yisrael Matzner, 28; Rabbi Yosef David, 43; Backside L-R: Rabbi Mordechai Steintzag, 79; Yaakov Pinto, 25; Sarah Mendelson, 60. (Courtesy)
Katz stated 750 work and entry permits to Israel could be revoked. Instant members of the family of Palestinians accused of terror are barred from working in Israel as a matter of coverage, however it’s rarer for Israeli authorities to revoke work permits of extra distant family members.
Israeli officers have stated the coverage is meant to dissuade Palestinians from planning terror assaults, as doing so will hurt their prolonged households’ livelihood. Critics have referred to as it collective punishment.

Mohammad Taha, 21, from Qatanna, and Muthanna Amro, 20, from Qubeiba, named by the Shin Guess because the perpetrators of a lethal terrorist assault in Jerusalem on September 8, 2025.
“Collective punishment is prohibited underneath each Israeli legislation and worldwide humanitarian legislation. Such actions are battle crimes,” Affiliation for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) wrote to Legal professional Common Gali Baharav-Miara. “We ask you to instruct the Protection Ministry and the military to instantly stop committing battle crimes.”
The Legal professional Common’s Workplace declined to touch upon the letter.