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Criminal Case (Be’er Sheva) 6901-04-23 State of Israel v. Shuruk Tzaluk - part 10

January 6, 2026
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As for the therapeutic procedure, defendant 2 expressed her desire to receive treatment and to cooperate with the probation service.  She said that she is dealing with many difficulties, including caring for her son who was diagnosed with autism, unemployment and the legal proceedings being conducted against her.  Defendant 2 expressed her consent to individual treatment within the framework of the welfare in her area of residence and in her language.

The Probation Service was of the opinion that it would be appropriate to include Defendant 2 in a therapeutic process that would enable her to receive tools for better coping with the difficulties she was dealing with and in order to enable her to share her difficulties as a result of the legal process.  It was noted that the Probation Service does not have appropriate responses to its needs and in the Arabic language.

In the summary of the report, the Probation Service noted that despite the severity of the offense, the sophisticated characteristics and the planning behind its execution, it would not be correct to recommend in the case of Defendant 2 a punishment in the form of actual imprisonment due to her being the mother of small children, including her toddler son who was diagnosed with autism.  Service was of the opinion that it would be appropriate to integrate Defendant 2 into welfare care in order to enable her to receive the appropriate responses for her in terms of language as well.

Therefore, the Probation Service recommended the imposition of a one-year probation order, in which it would monitor Defendant 2's treatment with the relevant parties, and the imposition of an actual prison sentence so that he would serve community service.

In the report dated November 16, 2025, it was noted that on October 21, 2025, defendant 2 came to a welfare meeting at her place of residence in order to integrate into welfare care.  According to a treatment report submitted to the Probation Service, which includes details about the treatment plan, it appears that the program will focus on strengthening the personal and family resilience of defendant 2 and includes:

  1. Ensuring continuity of treatment - ensuring the ability of defendant 2 to fulfill her parental duties and her high and intensive attendance at treatments: three times a week at the Child Development Institute.
  2. Reducing the burden of applying to the Welfare Department to examine eligibility for additional assistance.

III.       Coping with Guilt - Individual emotional therapy for coping with feelings of guilt following her actions.

  1. Strengthening a support network - a referral to a support group for mothers of children with special needs.
  2. Leveraging Strengths - Using Her Ambition and Devotion to the Goal in the Academic Field - Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Mathematics, as an Anchor for Mental Strengthening and Further Rehabilitation.

Evidence and arguments for punishment:

  1. The accuser did not present evidence for the sentence.
  2. As part of the evidence for the sentence, counsel for the defendants submitted the following documents:

In the case of Defendant 1:

  1. P/19 - Letter dated 15 January 2025 from Al-Qasemi Academy in Baqa al-Gharbiya addressed to Defendant 1 upon graduation.
  2. P/20 and P/21- Notice dated 15 January 2025 from Al-Qasemi Academy in Baqa al-Gharbiya, addressed to Defendant 1, stating that she had completed her studies and was eligible to receive a teaching certificate.

III.       P/22 - A grade sheet in the name of defendant 1 on behalf of the Al-Qasemi Academy in Baqa al-Gharbiya.

  1. P/23 - A table of recognized previous studies from January 15, 2025 on behalf of Al-Qasimi Academy in Baqa al-Gharbiya.
  2. P/24 - Bachelor's degree certificate in the name of defendant 1 dated 17.01.23 on behalf of Hebron University.

VII.      P/25A and B - Grade sheets in the name of defendant 1 on behalf of Hebron University.

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