In July of 2006, the two joined five other residents of Gaza in attempting to fire a rocket at an Israeli town from northern Gaza. The group traveled by minibus to the Sajiya neighborhood of Gaza City, where two set up the rocket and a third, Tamr Hilles, fired it. The rocket fell short and landed within Gaza, where it did not cause injuries.
Prosecutors called on the court to sentence the defendants to at least eight years in prison. The goal of a rocket attack is always to murder as many people as possible and to cause panic and destruction, they argued, therefore would-be attackers should be harshly punished.
The would-be killers expressed remorse in court and asked for mercy, saying they are sick and each have several children. Defense attorneys asked the court for a light sentence, arguing that the two were not members of a terrorist organization and regret their actions.
The three judges rejected the defense's argument, saying there was no doubt that the attack was meant to be fatal and to help terrorists in their efforts to sow destruction and panic in Israeli communities. However, the three refrained from imposing the maximum sentence.