At least one terrorist infiltrated the West Bank settlement of Itamar, southeast of Nablus, late Friday night (11 March) and stabbed to death Udi (36) and Ruth (35) Fogel, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and 3-month-old Hadas.
The killings occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when one or two attackers jumped the fence that surrounds Itamar and broke into the home of Ruth and Udi Fogel. The attackers went from room to room, first stabbing the parents and their 3-month-old baby girl, Hadas. They proceeded to the next room where they killed the two sleeping boys, Elad, 4, and Yoav, 11.
Two other boys - Ro'ie, 8 and Yishai, 2 - were sleeping in another room and were not attacked.
The family's oldest child, 12- year-old Tamar, was out of the house at the time and alerted neighbors when no one opened the door for her.
The IDF continues to search for the terrorists who carried out the murder of the Fogel family.