A senior Israeli Military Prosecution official said Tuesday evening that the trial of hundreds of Nukhba terrorists from the October 7 attack is delayed because funding for prosecutor recruitment has not been approved, warning that the delay is damaging evidence. According to Kan, recruitment has not yet begun.
Tuesday evening's report from Kan adds a concrete cause to the previously reported delay in bringing Nukhba terrorists to trial. As The Zioneer reported at 20:40, the indictment process was already expected to be delayed by at least two years — an assessment now underscored by the revelation that prosecutor recruitment has not even begun due to a budgeting shortfall. The senior military prosecution official's warning that the delay is damaging evidence introduces a new dimension to the legal challenge: the potential degradation of the evidentiary record as time passes. The status of the investigation and the number of suspects remains unchanged, but the funding gap now emerges as a critical bottleneck.
2 developments
- DevelopingMK Malinovsky: Coalition foot-dragging blocks funding for Oct 7 terrorist prosecutions
- DevelopingIDF continues eliminating Nukhba terrorists from October 7 massacre
- DevelopingBill barring October 7 Nukhba attackers from parole fails in Knesset amid Haredi absence
- StrongDefense industry leaders warn Netanyahu: budget delay may shut munitions lines within a month
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