Surda-Abu Qash honors Muhannad Halabi, who murdered Nehemia Lavi and Aharon Bennett in October 3 Jerusalem stabbing attack
![Muhannad Halabi, 19, was identified as the terrorist who stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem, October 3, 2015 (Facebook image)](http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/uploads/2015/10/Muhannnad-e1443900765101-635x357.jpg)
The West Bank hometown of a Palestinian who stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem is naming a street in his honor.
The municipality of Surda-Abu Qash announced that it will name a street for Muhannad Halabi, Palestinian Media Watch reported, citing an article by Donia Al-Watan, a Palestinian news agency.
Halabi, a 19-year-old law student, was shot dead by Israeli police on October 3 after stabbing Rabbi Nehemiah Lavi and Aharon Bennett, and injuring Bennett’s wife and their two-year-old son in the Old City.
The street naming was just one of several honors, including an honorary law degree from the Palestinian Authority Bar Association, posthumously awarded to Halabi.
![The victims of a fatal stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Saturday October 3, 2015: Nehemia Lavi, 41 (left) from Jerusalem, and Aharon Banita (Bennett), 22 (right) from Beitar Illit. (Courtesy)](http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/uploads/2015/10/victims.jpg)
“This is the least we can do for Martyr Halabi,” Surda-Abu Qash Mayor Muhammad Hussein said, according to PMW, adding that Halabi “is a pride and badge of honor for the whole village.”
A Palestinian family in the Gaza Strip honored Halabi by naming their newborn son for him.
Also in Gaza, a newborn has been named “Knife of Jerusalem” in a salute to Palestinian stabbing attacks on Jewish victims.
As reported by The Times of Israel