Holon assailant identified as man from Salfit: Reports
The suspect in the stabbing attack in Holon was a 34-year-old man from Salfit, a town in northern occupied West Bank, who had entered Israel without permit, according to Israeli media reports.
Following the assault, in which two people were killed, Israeli forces closed the entrance of Salfit – a development suggesting that Israeli forces were preparing to raid the town.
“What usually happens after such attacks, Israeli forces storm the house of the attacker, interrogate family members, friends and usually demolish the home as part of their policies of destroying houses of Palestinians deemed responsible for attacking Israeli targets,” Al Jazeera’s Niba Ibrahim, reporting from Ramallah, said.
Ibrahim added that Israeli authorities were also likely going to tighten entry permits for Palestinian workers entering Israel.
Israeli forces storm house of Holon attack suspect
We are receiving reports that Israeli forces have stormed the house of the suspect in the Holon stabbing attack in Salfit, northern occupied West Bank.
A local source told Al Jazeera that more than 10 military vehicles reached the house and that they are preventing residents and journalists from approaching the site.
