JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli soldier who stole electronic equipment from an intercepted ship bound for Gaza was sentenced to jail.
The soldier was sentenced under a plea bargain Monday by an Israeli military court to five months in jail. He also was fined and demoted for removing the items from the Mavi Marmara ship, which Israeli commandos boarded on May 31. Violent resistance on the Turkish ship led to the deaths of nine Turkish nationals, including a dual Turkish-American citizen.
The soldier, who also was removed from an officers training course, reportedly stole the items — a laptop computer, camera lenses and a compass — while the ship was docked in the Israeli port at Ashdod.
In court, the soldier expressed remorse for his actions and apologized.
Three other soldiers are to be brought to trial for the looting incident, according to Ynet.
