Three Negev Residents Charged for Supplying Gun to Beer Sheva Terrorist

The Southern District Prosecutor's Office has filed indictments against three Negev residents for supplying a pistol and ammunition to the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack at the Beer Sheva central bus station. The attack, which occurred on October 6, 2024, resulted in the death of 19-year-old Border Police Sergeant Shira Hayya Suslik and injured several other civilians.

The indictments follow an intensive investigation by the Shin Bet and the counter-terrorism unit of the Southern District Police. The three suspects, identified as Yehia Al-Okobi, approximately 26, from Hura, and two others, a father and his son who was a minor at the time of the offenses, from the Al-Okobi dispersed settlement, were arrested in September by the southern Border Police undercover unit based on precise intelligence from the Shin Bet.

Investigation findings indicate that the defendants engaged in a weapons transaction, providing terrorist Ahmed Al-Okobi with a pistol and ammunition, knowing he might intend to carry out a terror attack. Some of the defendants were also involved in arms trafficking with other individuals in the Negev.

The indictments charge them with offenses including arms and ammunition trafficking and possession, as well as providing means for a terror act. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and Israel Police emphasized their continued pursuit of all those involved in aiding enemies, stating, "The Shin Bet and Israel Police will continue their efforts to thwart terrorism and will not relent in locating all those involved in and who assisted terror activities against Israeli citizens and bringing them to justice."