Military court convicts Palestinian in 2020 killing of IDF soldier Amit Ben-Ygal

A military court convicts the Palestinian man accused of killing Staff Sgt. Amit Ben-Ygal during an IDF arrest raid in the northern West Bank village of Yabed, west of Jenin, in 2020.

According to the IDF, Nadmi Abu Bakr was found guilty of intentional homicide – the equivalent of murder in the West Bank – as well as obstruction of justice.

Prosecutors say Abu Bakr threw a roughly 9-to-11 kilogram brick from a rooftop at troops operating in the village on May 12, 2020, striking and killing Ben-Ygal. They say he then attempted to evade capture by fleeing to his apartment and pretending to be asleep, before later returning to the scene to dispose of the brick fragments.

The military prosecution says it “will continue to pursue justice against anyone who harms IDF service members and citizens of the State of Israel.”