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Efraim Yehoshua (L) and Honenu Attorney Bleicher (R); Photo credit: Honenu
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 10:31 Today (Sunday), the Lod District Court sentenced eight Arab terrorists who took part in a brutal attack on Yigal Yehoshua, Hy”d, in Lod, during Operation Guardian of the Walls (May 2021). The terrorists were convicted in April 2025. Seven of the terrorists were convicted of aggravated assault in an act of terror, and were sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment. The eighth terrorist was convicted of a different act of terror, and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
During the attack, dozens of Arabs hurled cement blocks and rocks at Jewish motorists, among them Yehoshua. He was seriously injured in the head by a rock and died of his injuries several days later. Honenu Attorney Chayim Bleicher is representing Effi Yehoshua, the victim’s brother.
Attorney Bleicher: “In light of the difficulties that arose in court, and the crime of which the terrorists were convicted, the prison sentence is significant, and creates reasonable deterrence. However, considering the circumstances of the attack, the terrorists should have been sentenced to at least 20 years’ imprisonment. The maximum penalty for the crime of which they were convicted is 25 years. Their murderous acts led to the death of Yigal Yehoshua. He was attacked only because he was a Jew.”