Hours after the deadly terror attack near Hebron, the terrorist who committed it is dead. Soldiers from the Duvdevan Unit, led by IDF and ISA intelligence, surrounded a house on Sunday where the terrorist was hiding. The forces fired an anti-tank missile at him and killed him. An M-16 assault rifle was found next to his body. The terrorist eliminated was Muhannad Al-Easud, a 31-year-old from Idhna, identified with Fatah and formerly served in the Palestinian Presidential Guard of the Palestinian National Security Forces. The investigation into the terror attack continues. In addition, overnight, IDF forces conducted a counterterrorism operation to thwart terror in the area of Judea. Three police officers were murdered in the Sunday morning attack at the Tarqumiya Checkpoint near Hebron: Chief Inspector Arik Ben Eliyahu, First Sergeant Roni Shakuri, and Command Sergeant Major Hadas Brentz. Chief Inspector Ben Eliyahu, 37, a resident of Kiryat Gat is survived by his wife and three children. Command Sergeant Major Brentz, 53, a resident of Sde Mosheis survived by her husband, three children, and one grandchild. First Sergeant Shakuri, from Sderot, is survived by his wife, a daughter, a granddaughter, and three brothers. He was the father of Mor, who was murdered during the battle at the Sderot Police Station on October 7th.
