Left base with M16 and fired 15 bullets: High Court intervenes - soldier to be remanded

The Supreme Court ordered the transfer to full remand of soldier Yehuda Albez, accused of attempted murder after firing 15 bullets from an M16 at two scooter riders. The High Court intervened in the district court's decision that approved an alternative to detention with electronic monitoring.

The Supreme Court intervened and tightened the detention conditions of Yehuda Albez, an active-duty soldier, accused of attempted murder. According to the indictment, Albez left his base with an M16 rifle without authorization, and on the night of April 27, 2026, fired at least 15 shots at two scooter riders from a distance of about 40 meters, intending to kill them. The shooting occurred after the group, which included Albez and others, threw stones at a car and at the scooter. One of the riders carried an airsoft gun, and Albez fired at them as they waited in the bushes. Both riders were wounded and hospitalized, and one was hit in the back and fell to the ground. Albez fled and was arrested about two weeks later. The prosecution requested to detain him until the end of proceedings, but the district court initially approved an alternative to detention with electronic monitoring, considering his lack of criminal record. The Supreme Court, on an appeal filed by the prosecution, ruled that he should be transferred to full remand in prison.