Terrorist Sentenced to Life for Killing IDF Soldier Amit Ben Yigal
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A military court sentenced Nadmi Abu Bakr to life in prison and ordered him to pay over 4 million shekels for the 2020 killing of IDF soldier Amit Ben Yigal. Ben Yigal died when Abu Bakr threw a concrete block from a rooftop in Ya'bad. The father of the fallen soldier expressed relief that justice was served but noted that no sentence can replace his son. The IDF confirmed the terrorist intentionally dropped the block to kill soldiers.
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- Terrorist Nadmi Abu Bakr received a life sentence for killing IDF soldier Amit Ben Yigal in 2020.
- The court also ordered the terrorist to pay over 4 million shekels in compensation.
- Amit Ben Yigal, a Golani Brigade reconnaissance soldier, was killed by a concrete block thrown from a rooftop.
- The incident occurred in May 2020 during an operation in the Palestinian village of Ya'bad.
- The soldier's father expressed relief at the verdict but stated it cannot bring his son back.
A military court in Samaria has sentenced the terrorist who killed IDF soldier Amit Ben Yigal in 2020 to life imprisonment. Ben Yigal, a soldier in the Golani Brigade's reconnaissance unit, died in May 2020 after a terrorist threw a concrete block from a rooftop in the Palestinian village of Ya'bad. The terrorist, Nadmi Abu Bakr, was convicted of causing death with intent, the equivalent of murder in Judea and Samaria, and obstruction of justice. In addition to life in prison, he was ordered to pay over 4 million shekels in compensation.
Baruch Ben Yigal, the fallen soldier's father, expressed mixed emotions. "Justice has spoken, and the man who cut short my son's life has been sent to life in prison," he stated, adding that "no prison sentence, however severe, will bring back my Amit." He described the six-year wait for the verdict as a period of "waiting, pain, and hope," and acknowledged that while the legal journey has ended, his personal journey as Amit's father will continue as he shares his son's story and heroism.
The IDF stated that the terrorist was convicted based on evidence presented in court. On May 12, 2020, during an operation in Ya'bad, Abu Bakr intentionally dropped a nine to eleven-kilogram concrete block from a building's roof with the aim of killing soldiers. The block struck and killed Sergeant Major Amit Ben Yigal. The terrorist then fled and feigned sleep to evade capture, later attempting to tamper with evidence at the scene.
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