Court orders house arrest for security coordinator charged with shooting Palestinian woman
Ran faces charges of causing serious injury with aggravated intent and obstruction of justice in an indictment filed on Friday.
The Jerusalem District Court has ordered house arrest for Pinchas (Hasi) Ran, a 37-year-old security coordinator from a West Bank settlement, following his indictment for allegedly shooting at a Palestinian couple's car, seriously injuring the woman. The court rejected prosecutors' request to keep him in custody pending trial, citing his lack of a criminal record, military service, and the absence of a concrete risk to the proceedings.
Ran allegedly stopped passersby, checked their ID cards without legal authority, and entered the Palestinian village of Akraba near Nablus outside his assigned area. According to prosecutors, he fired at least three shots at a Mazda driven by a non-soldier man, who feared violence due to the men's appearance. Two bullets hit the car, wounding the woman, Aseel Bani Jaber, who required surgery and remained hospitalized.
Ran disputes the prosecution's account, claiming his actions were in response to an attempted ramming by an unlicensed vehicle. His legal team submitted letters from commanders praising his conduct during combat and his recent return to service following his brother's death in October 2023. Ran's lawyer, Nati Rom, welcomed the house-arrest decision and called on prosecutors to reconsider the case, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for November 12.
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