Security Coordinator Charged in Shooting of Palestinian Car
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The Jerusalem District Prosecutor's Office indicted Pinchas Shem Tov Ran, a security coordinator in Samaria, for aggravated assault and obstruction of justice after he allegedly shot at a Palestinian car, hitting a woman. Investigators found Ran entered a Palestinian village without authorization and fired at a vehicle that sped away, later attempting to conceal evidence. Ran denies intentional assault, claiming self-defense. His family is known in the settlement movement, and colleagues protested his detention.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Security coordinator Pinchas Shem Tov Ran indicted for shooting at Palestinian car.
- Ran is accused of aggravated assault and obstruction of justice.
- A woman was wounded in the shooting incident in the Palestinian village of Akraba.
- Ran allegedly attempted to conceal evidence and initially denied his presence.
- His defense claims he fired in self-defense against a car that threatened him.
- Colleagues protested at the Ministry of Defense demanding Ran's release.
The Jerusalem District Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against Pinchas Shem Tov Ran, the security coordinator for the Gidonim Ridge area in Samaria. Ran is accused of aggravated assault and obstruction of justice. The court lifted a gag order on the case after the prosecution's official request. Investigators determined that Ran, armed with an "Arad" assault rifle, left his home at the Givat-Olam outpost in an all-terrain vehicle with a career soldier. He entered the Palestinian village of Akraba, exceeding his designated patrol area, and began questioning residents without legal authority. According to Ynet, military command had previously warned Ran about past incidents and prohibited him from leaving his zone. In the village, Ran attempted to stop a car carrying a couple. The driver, seeing a masked passenger in Ran's vehicle, feared an attack and accelerated. Ran then fired at least three shots at the departing car, hitting the woman inside twice. One bullet lodged near her heart, requiring emergency surgery. After the shooting, Ran proceeded to a planned meeting and later returned to the scene to search for shell casings, attempting to impede the investigation. When questioned by security forces, he initially denied being in the village. A joint investigation by the Judea and Samaria Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) led to Ran's arrest, the seizure of his weapon, and his vehicle. The prosecution seeks to extend his detention until the trial's conclusion. Ran denies intentional assault, with his defense claiming the car, which lacked license plates, threatened to run him over, justifying his shots as self-defense fired into the air. Ran's family is prominent in the settlement movement; his brother died defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, and his father was a founder of early outposts. Colleagues protested at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv demanding his release.
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