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Israel Accuses Three Negev Residents of Supplying Gun to Beersheba Attacker
Three Negev residents, including a father and son, have been indicted in the Beersheba District Court for supplying the weapon used in a deadly terror attack at the Beersheba central bus station on October 6, 2024. The shooting attack killed 19-year-old Border Police officer Shira Haya Suslik and injured several others.
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What happened
- 01Three Negev residents were indicted for supplying the pistol and ammunition used in the October 6, 2024, Beersheba terror attack.
- 02The shooting attack at the Beersheba central bus station killed 19-year-old Border Police officer Shira Haya Suslik and injured several others.
- 03The suspects allegedly provided the weapon to the terrorist, Ahmed Al-Okbi, knowing he might use it to commit a terror attack.
- 04The defendants are Yahya Al-Okbi, 26, from Hura, and a father and son from the Al-Okbi Bedouin community, one of whom was a minor at the time.
- 05Undercover Border Police officers arrested the three suspects in September 2026 following intelligence gathered by the Shin Bet.
- 06The Southern District Prosecutor's Office filed the indictments in the Beersheba District Court, charging the suspects with arms trafficking and providing means for terror.
The suspects were arrested in September 2026 by undercover Border Police officers from the Southern District, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet. The defendants are Yahya Al-Okbi, 26, from Hura, and a father and son from the Al-Okbi Bedouin community, one of whom was a minor at the time of the offenses.
According to the investigation by the Shin Bet and the Southern District Police, the suspects engaged in a transaction to acquire a pistol and ammunition, which they provided to the terrorist, Ahmed Al-Okbi. The prosecution alleges the suspects knew the weapon could be used to commit a terror attack. The investigation also revealed that some of the suspects were involved in broader arms trafficking with other individuals in the Negev.
The Southern District Prosecutor's Office has charged the three individuals with weapons and ammunition trafficking, illegal possession, and providing the means to commit an act of terror.
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