An IDF military court has sentenced terrorist Muntasir Ahmed Ali Shalabi, who was convicted to killing Yehuda Guetta, 19, in a drive-by shooting attack at Tapuach Junction in May 2021, to two life sentences in prison.
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The same attack left Benaya Peretz and Amichai Hala wounded.
The court ruled on Wednesday that in addition to serving two life sentences behind bars, Shalabi must pay Guetta's family 1 million shekels ($323,000) in compensation. Shalabi was convicted on charges of premeditated homicide, building and carrying weapons, and interfering with legal proceedings.
Attorney Chayim Bleicher of the Honenu legal aid organization, who is representing Guetta's family, said in response to the sentence: "We hope that the cursed terrorist will end his life inside prison as the sentence mandates, but the story isn't over. The war on terrorism cannot end with criminal punishment alone. In a war, the enemy must be attacked in every possible arena.
"The Israeli government must take harsh steps against an environment of terrorism, including severe punishments for those who aid and abet it. The terrorist's clan should be exiled from Israel and war waged against any demonstration of incitement to or support for terrorism," Bleicher continued.
After Shalabi was convicted, Guetta's father, Elisha, asked that he be sentenced to death.
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