The Be'er Sheva District Court sentenced Hamas terrorist Madhat Snimeh to 20 years in prison today.

The defendant and other terrorists carried out surveillance at military targets in the Gaza border area and monitored the movement of the IDF forces, and in 2012, after Operation "Amud Anan"ended, he and other terrorists fired missiles at an IDF post.

Snimeh also planted a 70-70 kg "barrel" with other Hamas terrorists in order to hit IDF bulldozers that had been engaged in activities near the border fence.