Israeli forces demolished the home of Ahmad Rafik Muhammad Lempson, one of the terrorists responsible for the October 1, 2024, shooting attack at a light rail station in Jaffa, where seven civilians were killed and 15 wounded. The operation, conducted overnight by IDF forces from the Yehuda Brigade and a United States unit in Hebron, targeted the structure associated with Lempson, who was seriously wounded after the attack. The demolition is part of Israel's policy of razing the homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly attacks. This specific demolition involves a separate building belonging to Lempson, distinct from two other homes in Hebron belonging to Lempson and his accomplice, Mohammad Mesek, which the IDF stated were razed in March. Mesek was killed by a security officer at the scene of the attack. Mohammad Mesek, 19, and Ahmad Himouni (also referred to as Ahmad Rafik Muhammad Lempson), 25, carried out the shooting and stabbing spree at the Jaffa light rail station. The attack occurred shortly before a large Iranian missile attack on Israel on October 1, 2024. Himouni was seriously wounded by armed civilians following the attack. The IDF confirmed that the home demolished overnight is a separate building from those previously demolished. In other developments, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed a plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump concerning Gaza. Details of this plan were not immediately available in the provided sources.
