6 settlers from Yitzhar sentenced to prison

The Lod District Court sentences two men and four minors from the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar to eight months in prison as well as eight months of suspended sentence for causing intentional damage to property and hurling stones at police officers.

Illustrative photo of the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, May 2013 (Mandy Hechtman/Flash90)
Illustrative photo of the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, May 2013 (Mandy Hechtman/Flash90)

According to the indictment, Reuven Cohen, Yehoyada Sochi and the four others blocked the path of security forces during a 2013 protest by igniting tires and throwing stones at police officers.

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