Overview
- Sagi, 54, president of the Be’er Sheva District Court, died on January 4 when an off-road vehicle veered onto Route 6 near Kfar Menachem and struck his motorcycle, with medics pronouncing him dead at the scene.
- Traffic investigators from the Kiryat Malachi station opened a full inquiry into how the vehicle entered the highway and are examining possible negligence, mechanical failure or other factors, with no initial evidence of foul play reported.
- Court records show Netanyahu’s Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000 are being tried in Jerusalem by a three-judge panel led by Rivka Friedman-Feldman with Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shoham, not by Sagi.
- Sagi’s docket included a related matter in the Submarine Affair (Case 3000), and he was scheduled to deliver a verdict on February 26, 2026 in a case involving media consultant Tzachi Lieber.
- Israeli leaders, including President Isaac Herzog, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, issued tributes highlighting Sagi’s stature and service.