Gun Sold to Terrorist Who Murdered Border Police Officer in Beer Sheva Attack

An indictment has revealed that the Glock pistol used by Ahmad Al-Okobi in the deadly Beer Sheva attack on October 6, 2026, was sold for NIS 43,000, despite the seller's knowledge of Al-Okobi's extremist views. The indictment details how Al-Okobi's father, a relative of Al-Okobi, facilitated the purchase of the weapon. He arranged to buy the Glock for NIS 43,000, intending to profit NIS 3,000. The pistol was acquired from an unnamed source for NIS 20,000 in a meeting at the Lahavim grove, with the father later verifying its functionality.

Several months before the attack, the father asked Al-Okobi to procure a magazine and matching bullets for the pistol. Al-Okobi sold him 50 bullets and a magazine for NIS 2,500. Al-Okobi then proceeded to the Beer Sheva central bus station, where he opened fire near a McDonald's restaurant, fatally wounding Border Police fighter Shira Sوسlik. The attack also injured 24 others, some by gunfire and others by shattered glass. Security personnel at the scene quickly neutralized Al-Okobi.

An investigation into the weapon's origin led to the arrest of those involved in its supply. They face charges including arms trafficking, possession, and providing means for terrorism. The father and son are also charged with illegal possession of a Kalashnikov rifle. The prosecution is seeking to keep the three suspects in detention until the end of legal proceedings.

Prosecutor Haimanat Hana Mucha noted that Al-Okobi, the arms supplier, has been involved in other attempted arms deals, including over a thousand bullets for an M16 rifle, a Kalashnikov, a Glock pistol, and a silencer. "The two (Al-Okobi and the son), despite their young age, have described involvement in arms trafficking offenses over the years," Mucha stated, adding that "this indicates they are entrenched in the world of weapons. According to the descriptions they provided, a disturbing picture also emerges of the ease with which weapons can be obtained, like shopping at the supermarket."