Today, Monday, an Israeli court in Beersheba issued prison sentences and the payment of small compensation against 4 officers in the so-called “Border Guard” police after they seriously beat Palestinian workers and stole their money and equipment when they attempted to enter the Green Line areas in 2020.

The force officer was sentenced to 4 years in prison and paid financial compensation of 500 to 2,000 shekels for each of the 10 workers’ victims. The second officer was sentenced to 3 years in prison with compensation from 1,000 to 5 thousand shekels for each victim. A third was sentenced to 16 months in prison and paid compensation of 500 to 1,000 shekels. The fourth was 9 months of community service and compensation was paid to the victim of 500 shekels, and the last was 1,000 shekels.

These sentences are considered very light if any Palestinian is charged with them, and he is forced to serve longer years and pay large sums of money.

The ruling was issued after a plea deal was reached between the prosecution and the soldiers' defense team.