Terrorist Sentenced to Life for Killing IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
An Israeli military court has sentenced a terrorist to life in prison for the May 2020 murder of IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal. The verdict followed a six-year legal battle after the 21-year-old soldier was killed by a stone dropped from a rooftop in Yabed, Samaria. The victim's father expressed that while the sentence brings legal justice, it cannot compensate for his son's loss. The convicted terrorist will serve his sentence without parole.
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- A terrorist received a life sentence for murdering IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal in May 2020.
- The verdict concluded a six-year legal process initiated after the soldier's death.
- Sergeant Ben Yigal, 21, was killed by a stone dropped from a rooftop in Yabed, Samaria.
- The victim's father stated the sentence brings legal justice but not solace for the loss.
- The convicted terrorist will serve life imprisonment without parole.
A military court has unanimously sentenced a terrorist to life imprisonment for the murder of IDF Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal. The verdict concludes a legal process that spanned over six years, following the soldier's death in May 2020. The incident occurred in the village of Yabed in Samaria, where soldiers from the Golani Brigade's reconnaissance battalion were on a mission. As the soldiers were concluding their operation, the terrorist dropped a heavy stone from a rooftop, striking 21-year-old Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal in the head, causing fatal injuries. Ben Yigal was the only child of his parents.
Following the sentencing, the victim's father, Baruch Ben Yigal, stated that the court's decision brings a sense of legal justice but cannot alleviate the profound loss. He emphasized that no sentence can bring back his son, who was deprived of his future at the age of 21. Baruch Ben Yigal indicated that while the legal proceedings are over, his personal mission to preserve his son's memory and highlight his service and sacrifice will continue through public engagement and commemorative events.
The court rejected the defense's arguments and upheld the maximum penalty under military law. The convicted terrorist will spend the remainder of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. The military court's decision took immediate effect.
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