The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has further postponed the sentencing of two terrorists responsible for a 2022 terror attack in the central city of Elad after a scabies outbreak in their facility impacted the two.
The terror attack in Elad occurred in 2022 after Jenin residents Assad al-Rafai (19) and Tzabahi Abu Shakir (20), who worked in Elad and knew the area, infiltrated the city and killed three residents with an axe.
The postponement of their sentencing due to a scabies outbreak in the prison was initially reported in May. The KAN report added it was not possible to sentence the terrorists under the circumstances as their presence as defendants was required in court.
Despite the ongoing war, the Lod District Court ordered the sentencing to proceed but was forced to delay the case.
The triple murder in Elad
All three victims of the Elad terror attack were men in their 40s. They were named Yonatan Habakkuk, a father of five, Boaz Gol, a father of five, and Oren Ben Yiftach, a father of six from Lod.
Following the murder, the two terrorists evaded capture and were hunted by police for over 48 hours until their arrest.