Jordan Valley Terrorist Sentenced to 45 Years for 2022 Attack
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A military court sentenced terrorist Mohammed Walid Ahmed Saeed to 45 years in prison for a September 2022 attack on a bus carrying soldiers in the Jordan Valley. Saeed and accomplices blocked the bus, poured flammable liquid on it, and shot at it with an M-16. He confessed to attempted joint causing of death and was also fined and ordered to pay NIS 700,000 in compensation. Legal proceedings against his accomplices are ongoing.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Terrorist Mohammed Walid Ahmed Saeed received a 45-year prison sentence for a 2022 Jordan Valley bus attack.
- The attack involved blocking the bus, pouring flammable liquid, and shooting with an M-16.
- Two accomplices were arrested with burns, while a third was pursued.
- The terrorist confessed to attempted joint causing of death.
- He was also fined 15,000 shekels and ordered to pay NIS 700,000 in compensation.
- Legal proceedings against his accomplices are still underway.
A military court last week sentenced Mohammed Walid Ahmed Saeed, the terrorist who shot at a bus carrying soldiers in the Jordan Valley in September 2022, to 45 years in prison. Saeed was convicted after he and his accomplices blocked the bus's path, poured flammable material on it, and then fired at it with an M-16 rifle. The attack occurred on September 4, 2022, on Highway 578 in the Jordan Valley, near the settlement of Beqaot. According to the investigation at the time, the gunfire came from a passing vehicle after the terrorists attempted to set the bus ablaze with gasoline, which failed. The terrorists' vehicle subsequently caught fire. Two of the attackers were apprehended shortly after by security forces and police with burns on their bodies, while a pursuit was underway for a third. The forces found two rifles and a mobile phone in the burned vehicle. Mohammed Walid Ahmed Saeed confessed to the charge of attempted joint causing of death and was given a lengthy prison sentence, a suspended sentence, and a fine of 15,000 shekels. He will also be required to pay 700,000 shekels in compensation to the victims. The military prosecution stated that proceedings against his accomplices are ongoing, adding that "the military prosecution will continue to act to exhaust the law with all those who harm IDF soldiers and citizens of the State of Israel, while ensuring their rights and accompanying the victims."
