A Jerusalem District Court sentenced terrorist operative Fadi Shweiki to 50 months in prison, along with additional penalties, for serious weapons offenses. Shweiki was convicted after he and another individual sold the pistol used by terrorist Odai Tamimi in the 2022 shooting attack at the Shuafat checkpoint.
The deadly terrorist attack at the Shuafat checkpoint killed Israeli soldier Noa Lazar and wounded others. Shweiki was also convicted in connection with an additional attempted terror attack in Maale Adumim. In its verdict, the court accepted the position of the Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office. Shweiki was convicted of possession of a weapon and weapon accessory, purchase of a weapon and weapon accessory, and trafficking in weapons and weapon accessories, after the court determined he was a partner in purchasing the pistol, financing it, possessing it, and selling it.
During sentencing arguments, the Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office argued that weapons offenses have become a national plague. Prosecutors emphasized that illegal weapons pass easily from hand to hand and are used in violent incidents, nationalist crime, and life-threatening terrorist operations.
Prosecutors further emphasized that in this case, the grave danger materialized in deadly fashion, and requested the court impose five and a half years in prison, suspended sentence, and a fine. The court sentenced Shweiki to 50 months in prison along with additional penalties.