terror victims

Israel’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Palestinian Authority, ruling that it cannot challenge findings by the National Insurance Institute or the courts recognizing someone as a victim of hostile acts.

The family of Alon Shamriz, who was mistakenly shot and killed in Gaza by IDF soldiers while escaping Hamas captivity, asked that he be recognized as a fallen IDF soldier. The justices rejected the request, saying Shamriz “does not meet the formal criterion for classification.”

The Jerusalem District Court ordered a temporary freeze of 65 million shekels from tax revenues Israel collects for the Palestinian Authority, following a lawsuit by 15 victims of the 2014 Glilot Junction car-ramming.

Defense Ministry update puts the IDF's total fallen since the state's founding at 25,644; National Insurance says 5,313 civilians have been killed in terror since 1851, including 79 this past year.

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