The families of the Sinai shooting victims will be eligible for compensation from the National Insurance Institute as a result of the Defense Ministry’s intervention after the Institute rejected their claim.
The victims, four children and three adults, were fatally shot by a berserk Egyptian policeman or soldier on the beach at Ras Burka in Sinai on October 5. Two children were wounded. Their relatives appealed for financial assistance and compensation for medical treatment and ambulance costs. They were told by the Insurance Institute they were not eligible because the incident occurred outside Israel’s borders in a country at peace with Israel.
The Defense Ministry, acting on the families’ appeal, declared the dead and wounded victims of hostile action. The Insurance Institute is thereby required to provide compensation under the law covering victims of hostile action. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin reportedly intervened personally to speed up the process.
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