Government pressures Military Advocate General: Apply death penalty law to terrorist who murdered Netanel Shkaron
The government is pressuring the Military Advocate General, Major General Itai Opher, to prosecute the terrorist who murdered Netanel Shkaron under the clause mandating the death penalty, according to the law on the death penalty for terrorists passed in the Knesset about six months ago. The Military Advocate General's office is examining the possibility and has not ruled it out. Shkaron was murdered in a shooting attack near Neve Tzuf on the eve of Yom Kippur.
The government is pressuring the Military Advocate General, Major General Itai Opher, to prosecute the terrorist who murdered Netanel Shkaron under the new clause mandating the death penalty, in accordance with the 'Law on the Death Penalty for Terrorists' passed in the Knesset about six months ago. This was reported on the program 'Haboqer Haze' on Kan News. According to sources involved in the matter, the Military Advocate General's office is currently examining whether this is possible under the specific circumstances of the case, and in any case, in response to the government's inquiry, the office did not rule out the possibility. The IDF Spokesperson stated that the investigation of the terrorist is still ongoing, and the findings have not yet been transferred to the Military Advocate General's office, which will act in accordance with the law independently and professionally. Shkaron, a resident of the settlement Eli Zahav in Samaria, was murdered in a shooting attack at a spring near the settlement of Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region, shortly before the onset of the Yom Kippur fast. He was initially evacuated in critical condition to the hospital, where his death was determined. The terrorist, a resident of the village of Bidu, was captured alive after a manhunt. Shkaron is survived by his wife and six children. One of his children, Yoav, who was with him during the attack and survived, eulogized him at the funeral. In response to the attack, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for applying the death penalty law to the terrorist.