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Three Israeli citizens, Lurin Yakav,
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Natanel Ael Aviv, and Ochai Rahim, have
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been convicted for stealing properties
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belonging to victims of the October 7th,
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2023 massacre when groups of Hamas
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fighters invaded the Nova Music Festival
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near Kabutz Beri, barely 5 km away from
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Gaza, with over 4,400 fund seekers at
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the music party and killed more than 360
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persons at the music festival, which led
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to the state of Isra Israel waging wars
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in Hamas controlled Gaza, Hezbollah
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controlled Lebanon, Iran under Ayatollah
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Kami supreme leadership and recently in
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Houthis controlled Yemen. According to
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Israeli based media, UNED news nearly 2
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years after the October 7th massacre,
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prosecutors asked the Beer Shiva
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magistrates court to impose prison
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sentences ranging from 3 and a half to 5
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years and order compensation for victims
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on three Israelis. Liranyakov, Nartinel
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Aviv, and Ochai Rahab, convicted of
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stealing property from the Nova Music
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Festival massacre site. The defendants
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roamed among bodies and burned cars,
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grabbing whatever they could, prosecutor
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Telanidam said during Monday's
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sentencing arguments. She noted that
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some stolen items belong to innocent
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civilians who fled for their lives or
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were murdered during the attack, adding,
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"They desecrated the dignity of the
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murdered with bodies still lying in the
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area. Their actions violate the most
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basic societal norms." The prosecution
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also requested a fine of 80,000 shekels,
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$21,000 for the defendants. Anyone
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seeking to rob helpless citizens will
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not only lose out but pay double, Nidam
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said. The defense disputed her claims,
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interrupting to argue that the
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accusation of looting near bodies wasn't
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in the indictment, saying they were near
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bodies or burned corpses when it's not
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in the charges is an attempt to mislead
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the court. A defense attorney contended,
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adding that the proposed punishment was
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disproportionate. The act was
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disgraceful, but not severe enough to
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justify such a penalty, the defense
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said. Judge Shaw Shrit responded, "It's
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well known there were bodies there, even
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on October 8th. Make your arguments in
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turn." She added that the trio's actions
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were planned, dismissing claims of them
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being foolish or childish. The verdict
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is expected by late September. It would
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be recalled that the Times of Israel
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reported on November 17th, 2023 that
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police said that they had arrested five
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individuals suspected of stealing the
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sound equipment from a man murdered at
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the Supernova Music Festival in southern
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Israel, where over 260 were massacred by
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Hamas terrorists on October 7th. The
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equipment worth some 2 million new
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Israeli shekels n 530,000
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was found in the homes of
