Benny Sagi, the head of the Beersheba District Court in Israel, has died after a vehicle collided with his motorcycle.
According to police reports, a car veered off the road onto the highway and struck Sagi’s motorcycle. Emergency responders described the crash as “shocking”, finding Sagi unresponsive at the scene with multiple injuries, and he was pronounced dead on-site.
Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident, with road accident officers and investigators examining the scene.
Sagi had been appointed acting president of the Beersheba District Court in June 2024 and took on the role permanently in April 2025. Born in 1971, he completed military service from 1989 to 1993, later working at the State Prosecutor’s Central District Office from 2001 to 2007.
His judicial career began at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in 2007, later becoming Deputy President of the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in 2013 and a judge at the Tel Aviv District Court in 2015. He also served as a lecturer in law at several colleges.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog described Sagi’s death as “tragic”, calling him a beloved figure and stating, “Today the judiciary lost one of its finest sons and leaders.”
Sagi was widely recognized for his key role in corruption cases, including the investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the submarine scandal.
