The West Bank hometown of a Palestinian who stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem is naming a street in his honor, according to Palestinian media reports.
The municipality of Surda-Abu Qashis naming a street for Muhannad Halabi, who stabbed Rabbi Nehemiah Lavi and Aharon Bennett to death in Jerusalem on October 3, also injuring Bennett's wife and their 2-year-old son in the attack.
“This is the least we can do for Martyr Halabi,” Surda-Abu Qash's Mayor Muhammad Hussein said, according to the Palestinian Media Watch organization, adding that Halabi “is a pride and badge of honor for the whole village.”