As a shaky cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took effect overnight Sunday, IDF and Border Police forces demolished homes in the village of Romana near Jenin belonging to the two terrorists responsible for murdering three Israelis in a terrorist attack in Elad in May.
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The High Court of Justice rejected petitions to stay the demolition.
While the military equipment was demolishing the homes, residents of Romana began rioting, setting tires on fire and throwing rocks at security forces, who employed crowd control measures.
Meanwhile, IDF and Border Police forces were working with personnel from the Shin Bet security agency to arrest suspected terrorists throughout Judea and Samaria.
Approximately two months ago, Assad al-Rafai and Subhi Abu Shakir were indicted for the Elad attack. According to the indictment, they were wielding axes and knives when they broke through the security fence around the village Rantis and waited to be picked up and taken to Elad.
When they arrived in Elad, they murdered the driver, Oren Ben Yiftah, and set out on a killing spree that lasted several minutes. At a local park, where residents were celebrating Independence Day, they murdered two more Israelis – Boaz Gol and Yonatan Havakuk, whose son was with him.
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