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IDF dismantles home of terrorist behind Beit Lid attack

Muhammad Abu Yassin was part of a the cell responsible for the Nov. 2, 2023, attack that killed Staff Sgt. (res.) Elhanan Ariel Klein.

Israeli forces demolishing the home of a terrorist in Bal’a, Samaria, who took part in the deadly Nov. 2, 2023, attack at the Beit Lid Junction, Dec. 31, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Israeli forces demolishing the home of a terrorist in Bal’a, Samaria, who took part in the deadly Nov. 2, 2023, attack at the Beit Lid Junction, Dec. 31, 2024. Credit: IDF.

IDF, Shin Bet and Border Police forces carried out an operation overnight Wednesday in the village of Bal’a, located near Tulkarem in Samaria and in the Menashe Brigade area of responsibility, and demolished the home of terrorist Muhammad Abu Yassin.

Abu Yassin was part of the terrorist cell responsible for the Nov. 2, 2023, attack at the Beit Lid Junction, which resulted in the death of Staff Sgt. (res.) Elhanan Ariel Klein and the injury of four Border Police officers.

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