High Court approves demolition of Palestinian rocket suspect's home, rejects family's appeal
Writing the main opinion, Justice Yael Willner ruled that preparations for repeated rocket attacks posed exceptional danger, justifying the apartment's demolition despite the attack being thwarted.
On Thursday, the High Court of Justice approved the demolition of a West Bank apartment belonging to a Palestinian accused of orchestrating an attempted rocket attack on Modi in Illit, despite no casualties. The ruling, issued by Justices Yael Willner, Yechiel Kasher, and Ruth Ronnen, rejected the family's appeal and focused on the apartment where the family resided in Kafr Nima near Ramallah.
The charges against the accused, Abdullah Mahmoud Saud al-Khatib, include attempted intentional killing, weapons offenses, and unlawful association. Willner rejected the family's argument that the operation was merely a planning stage, citing systematic preparations, stockpiles of rockets and explosives, and a repeated intention to launch rocket attacks.
Willner emphasized that even the failure to cause casualties cannot negate the exceptional danger posed by the acts. The court acknowledged the severe consequences for the children but found that the circumstances justified the demolition of the apartment.
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