Israel Sues Four Convicted Killers of Soldier Moshe Tamam and Next of Kin for NIS 2 Million in Benefits

The State of Israel filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Haifa Magistrate’s Court against four individuals convicted of kidnapping and murdering IDF soldier Moshe Tamam in 1984. The suit seeks approximately NIS 2 million to recover benefits already paid and future payments due to Tamam’s parents, Galia and Eliyahu, under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law.

The defendants named in the filing are Ibrahim Abd al-Razzaq Biadsa, Ibrahim Naif Abu Much, Saleh (formerly Rushdi Abu Much), and the next of kin of Walid Nimer Asaad Decca.

Decca, identified as the cell leader who ordered the murder, died in 2024 while serving his life sentence. The four were residents of Baka al-Gharbiya at the time of the crime and members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Moshe Tamam was abducted in August 1984 while waiting for a ride near Netanya.

The kidnappers bound him, covered his eyes, held him for two days, then took him to an olive grove near Mevo Dotan where they murdered him after five days in captivity and left his body there. They were convicted in 1987 and sentenced to life in prison. The State Attorney’s Office filed the suit on behalf of the Defense Ministry.

Attorney Einat Shtirman-Cohen of the Haifa District Attorney’s Office submitted the complaint. The filing states that the perpetrators should bear the financial consequences of their actions rather than the public. ” It notes that the court sentence characterized the murder as carried out by Israeli citizens born and raised in Israel, in cold blood, with planning and premeditation, motivated by the victim being an IDF soldier.

The suit covers both past benefits disbursed to the parents and ongoing payments the state continues to make under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law.