A bus with about fifty Palestinians on it was traveling from Rafah on the Egypt-Gaza border to Cairo airport when it was ambushed by the gunmen, according to Hamas and Egyptian officials.

"The Arab community is overwhelmingly supportive of Allan because we are overwhelmingly supportive of the Palestinian cause," MK Yousef Jabareen (Hadash) told The Jerusalem Post.

The house set to be destroyed belongs to the family of Maher Hamdi a-Shalmon, who was affiliated with Islamic Jihad when he carried out a fatal attack in Alon Shvut last November.

Bensouda could still decide to close the file again, but the court’s order meant there was a very serious chance that Israelis would face a full criminal investigation.

The demolition will make way for a light rail station at the site as part of the construction of the Red Line – the first in the new rail system – which began earlier this month.

Rabbis, lay leaders say all those with opinions must rein in the rhetoric. "We must consider the day after," they added.

“The strategic implications of these demolitions are clear. These demolitions are occurring in parallel with settlement expansion,” said coordinator for Humanitarian and UN Development Activities.

Without IAEA confirmation that Iran is keeping its promises enshrined in the deal, the country will not be granted much-needed sanctions relief.