Overview
- The Tel Aviv District Court convicted Shalhoub, 29, of murder under aggravated circumstances and ruled the 2024 Herzliya attack was an act of terrorism.
- The court ordered the maximum statutory compensation of 258,000 shekels to the family of Ludmila Lipovsky, 83.
- Shalhoub admitted to the killing and to carrying a knife illegally, and security forces shot and detained him at the scene.
- Prosecutors said he was living in Israel legally after being relocated from the West Bank due to prior cooperation with Israeli security services.
- Haaretz reported that Shalhoub told investigators he acted to clear his and his family's name after aiding the Shin Bet, and judges rejected requests for a reduced sentence, citing deterrence.