The IDF sealed off the entry to the candy shop belonging to the family of the terrorist who carried out Sunday’s attack in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The security forces welded iron rods to block the entry to the store, in which the terrorist filmed his “will” before heading out for the attack. In light of the attack, and in an effort to meet public dafety concerns, security in Jerusalem was put on high alert aheadof the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
The terrorist managed to kill two people—1st Sgt. Yossi Kirma and Levana Malihi —beforebeing shot and killed himself by security forces.
The IDF moves in to seal off the candy shop of the family of the terrorist responsible for Sunday's attack
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The candy shop was closed by decree of Head of Central Command Maj. Gen. Roni Numa. The shop is set up on the first floor of the building, underneath the terrorist’s home. The welding roused members of the village to physically confront the security forces on the job, who contained the violence before it escalated further.
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An IDF soldier working on welding shut the entance to the terrorist's family's sweet shop (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Handing out sweets in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, in celebration of Sunday's attack
Following the attack, celebrations broke out in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, and candy was handed out to passersby .Palestinian media reported that the candy was provided by the terrorist’s family.
The terrorist’s daughter also put out a video after word of the attack broke out, praising her father and saying their relationship “was excellent.”
In addition, the IDF also destroyed a house of Amjad Elewi, who was responsible for supplying the terror cell with the weapons that were used to kill Na’ama and Eitam Henkin in 2015 in front of their four children. He was convicted and is now serving two life sentences.
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Demolishing the Nablus home of the terrorist involved in the killing of Na'ama and Eitam Henkin (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Elewi’s house was only now demolished due to a delay caused by petitions made to the High Court against the move, which based their arguments on the notion that while he did supplied the weapons, he did not carry out the attack.
In December 2015, the IDF destroyed a house in Nablus belonging to the head of the terror cell that killed the Eitams, had recruited people to his cell, guided them how to execute the attack and made sure to provide them with weapons.