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Ex-Informant Sentenced to Life for Stabbing Murder

1/4/2026

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Ibrahim Shalhoub, 28, from Tulkarem, West Bank, was sentenced to life for Lipovsky's 2024 murder in Herzliya.
Shalhoub, a former Shin Bet informant, stabbed Lipovsky 11 times and was shot by a nearby security guard.
The Tel Aviv District Court awarded Lipovsky’s family NIS 258,000 ($81,000) in damages.
Shin Bet said the incident was unprecedented among its informants.
Shalhoub had recently moved to Israel after his informant status was revealed.

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Ibrahim Shalhoub, 28, from Tulkarem, West Bank, was sentenced to life for Lipovsky's 2024 murder in Herzliya.
Shalhoub, a former Shin Bet informant, stabbed Lipovsky 11 times and was shot by a nearby security guard.
The Tel Aviv District Court awarded Lipovsky’s family NIS 258,000 ($81,000) in damages.
Shin Bet said the incident was unprecedented among its informants.
Shalhoub had recently moved to Israel after his informant status was revealed.