Posted on 05/30/23
| News Source: Times of Israel
The Israeli military early Tuesday morning made preparations for the demolition of the homes of a Palestinian terrorist who carried out a deadly shooting attack on the Dee family in the West Bank in April, and a suspect accused of directing the killing of a soldier last year.
On April 7, Hamas terrorists Hassan Qatnani and Moaz al-Masri opened fire at Lucy Dee, 48, and her daughters Maia Dee, 20, and Rina Dee, 15, as they drove through the northern Jordan Valley. The daughters were declared dead at the scene, while Lucy was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but died three days later.
Qatnani and al-Masri, along with a third Palestinian gunman, were killed in an Israeli raid in Nablus in early May.
In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces said troops measured Qatnani’s home — the first step before its potential demolition — in the Askar refugee camp on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus.
It was unclear why al-Masri’s home was not also measured for a potential demolition at this time.
Also overnight, the IDF said troops measured the home of Hussam Bassam Isleem, accused of planning and directing other members of the Nablus-based Lion’s Den terror group to carry out a deadly shooting in the West Bank in October 2022.