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IDF hits home of Yehuda Sherman's accused killer. His father calls the partial job a disgrace.

IDF Demolishes Home of Man Charged With Killing 18-Year-Old Yehuda Sherman, but Family Says It Isn’t Done

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M.A. Rothman

By M.A. RothmanSeptember 24, 2026 · 4 min read
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Israeli forces moved overnight on the home of Daus Hasson, the Palestinian man charged with killing 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman in a March ramming attack in Samaria. Troops from the Yahalom combat engineering unit and the Nahal reconnaissance battalion, operating under the Samaria (Shomron) Brigade, carried out the demolition in Hasson’s village of Beit Umrin, northwest of Nablus.

For Sherman’s family, the operation is the result of six months of pushing. It is also, they say, not finished.

What happened on March 21

Yehuda Sherman was 18. On March 21, he and two other Israelis were driving an off-road vehicle near the Shuva Yisrael homestead in Samaria, close to the farm where he worked. According to the indictment, as reported by Israel National News, Hasson heard that Israeli civilians were heading toward Beit Umrin, got into his vehicle and waited near the road.

When he spotted the three Israelis, prosecutors say, he followed them. As their vehicle slowed near a steep slope, he struck it from behind with force. The Jerusalem Post, summarizing the case, reported that he “intentionally rammed the rear of Sherman’s vehicle upon seeing it,” “causing it to fall off a cliff.” The passengers were thrown out as the vehicle rolled down the hillside. Sherman was killed. Another Israeli was wounded.

Hasson did not die at the scene. He was taken into custody, and on May 14 he was indicted for Sherman’s murder. The charges include intentionally causing death, which Israel National News described as an offense equivalent to murder, along with attempted intentional killing of the two other passengers, obstruction of justice and illegal weapons possession. Prosecutors asked that he stay in detention until the case is over.

A family that would not let it go

The demolition did not happen on its own schedule. In late June, Sherman’s father, Yehoshua, and his brother, Daniel, publicly called on the defense establishment to speed up the legal process and tear down the house. They told Israel National News the home, where Hasson’s relatives live, sits about a 10-minute drive from the farm where Yehuda worked, and they called its demolition “a matter of principle” that would strengthen deterrence. They also said security forces had found weapons belonging to Hasson’s son during visits to the home and that the son was arrested.

In early August, IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth signed a notice of intent to demolish Hasson’s home, and the military confirmed it. That notice set up the overnight operation.

According to the IDF, as reported by JFeed, the demolition is part of Israel’s policy to deter terrorists and hold accountable those who carry out deadly attacks, and security forces will keep operating proactively and offensively to thwart terror throughout the region. The army has recently carried out similar demolitions against the homes of the terrorists behind the al-Khader Junction and Kfar Tal attacks.

“A disgrace”

Here is the part the IDF’s announcement left out. According to Israel National News and Ynet, troops did not raze the building. Using a technique that breaches the walls, they destroyed walls on two floors and left the third floor standing. IDF footage shows that the top floor survived.

Yehoshua Sherman, one of the leaders of the Shavim Habayta forum, was furious. “A ‘pretend demolition’ is an insult to the bereaved and an affront to bereaved families,” he said. “The IDF’s decision to inflict symbolic damage on the terrorist’s home while leaving the building standing is a disgrace.” He demanded that the defense establishment “raze the house to the ground.” Ynet reported that the family made a point of thanking the soldiers who carried out the mission even as they condemned the decision behind it.

That is a reasonable position. The soldiers did the job they were given. The question is who decided to give them half of one.

Why demolitions matter

Critics abroad call punitive home demolitions collective punishment. Israel’s answer has been consistent for decades: the policy exists to deter. A man who is willing to throw away his own life in an attack may still think twice if he knows his family’s house will not survive it, and the community around him may be less willing to shelter him.

Deterrence, though, depends on credibility. A partial demolition that leaves a floor standing sends a muddier message than a building reduced to rubble. That is exactly the argument the Sherman family is making, and it is hard to dismiss. They are not asking Israel to do something new. They are asking Israel to do what its own policy says it does.

Yehuda Sherman went to work on a farm in Samaria and did not come home. The man charged with killing him is in Israeli custody, and prosecutors want him held until his case is over. His house is now partly in ruins. His victim’s father wants it to be all the way gone.

Israel was right to come for this house, and Yehuda Sherman’s family is right that a terrorist’s home should not be left with a roof still on it.

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