In this regard, see also: Additional Criminal Hearing 46517-04-25 Elaza v. State of Israel (February 23, 2026).
The combination of the circumstances described above shows that it was possible and possible to determine that the murder was committed with special cruelty, by two men who were mercilessly stabbing the body of the deceased, and in front of his wife, who was crying and trying to protect her partner. We did not find it necessary to decide the issue in a decisive manner, since in any case it was a planned act that was carried out after an actual process of weighing and formulating a decision to kill.
With regard to the offense of obstruction of justice, we are of the opinion that the hasty escape, the long journey, the throwing of the shoes, coats, carpets, and identification plates, were all done with the intention of preventing or hindering a judicial proceeding or bringing about a miscarriage of justice, by way of disappearance and concealment of evidence, as detailed in section 244 of the Penal Law.
The defendant was also charged with offenses of injury under aggravated circumstances - under sections 334+335(a)(1) and (2) together with section 29 of the Penal Law; intentional sabotage - under section 413E together with section 29 of the Penal Law; and threats - under section 192 of the Penal Law
As for the offense of injury in aggravated circumstances, this relates to the injury of Ruthie Arnon.
As stated in section 334 of the Penal Law, a person who unlawfully injures his friend shall be sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The aggravating circumstances are detailed in section 335(a) of the law,
(1) When the offender carries a firearm or a cold weapon.
(2) When two or more people were present who joined together to carry out the act by one or more of them.
In our case, the two wounded were carrying cold weapons and when she cried out, it seemed that they had joined forces to carry out the act, neutralizing Ruthie Arnon from protecting her husband who had been stabbed time and time again in front of her eyes.