The IDF early on Monday, demolished the home of Khalil Abd al-Khaliq Dweika, charged with the murder of Rabbi Shai Ohayon in a stabbing attack in August.
The IDF Spokesperson said approximately 150 Palestinians rioted in the village of Rujeeb, near the West Bank city of Nablus while bulldozers razed the home to the ground.
IDF demolishes home of Khalil Abd al-Khaliq Dweik accused of fatal stabbing of Rabbi Shai Ohayon in August
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Ohayon, 39, was murdered by Dweika, who had had no known link to terrorism prior the incident.
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IDF demolishes home of Khalil Abd Dweika in the West Bank village of Rujeeb near Nablus
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According to his indictment Dweikat decided to kill an Israeli "for Palestine, the Palestinian people, the Al Aqsa mosque and Allah." He picked up a knife at the construction site where he had been working and set out to find a victim.
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IDF demolishes home of Khalil Abd Dweika in the West Bank village of Rujeeb near Nablus
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
After Dweika's family appealed the decision to raze the home, the Supreme Court had given its consent to the demolition in a two to one ruling last week clearing the way for the IDF's action.