Hamas bombers sentenced to life

Arman and Anjas orchestrated the Hebrew University bombing

An Israeli military court has sentenced two Palestinians to 36 life terms each for their role in suicide bombings in which dozens of people died.

The men, who belonged to the militant group Hamas, were convicted of planning two attacks in Jerusalem and one near Tel Aviv in 2002.

They were also convicted of attempting to blow up a fuel dump in the city.

Mohammed Hassan Arman and Walid Anjas, from the Jerusalem suburb of Silwan, said they did not regret their actions.

Killed dozens

The pair were found guilty of planning a suicide bombing in Jerusalem's Moment Cafe in March, in which 11 people and the bomber died.

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They were also convicted of involvement in an attack in May on a pool hall in the town of Rishon Le Zion, south of Tel Aviv, in which a suicide bomber killed 15 people.

The court found the men guilty of bombing Israel's largest fuel depot near Tel Aviv the same month, although the depot did not blow up.

They were also convicted of planning a bomb attack at Jerusalem's Hebrew University in July, in which nine people died.

The pair were given a life sentence for wounding more than 200 people in the attacks.

'No regret'

Arman said he and Anjas were "people who want to be free of the Israeli occupation," adding, "We have nothing to regret."

The three-judge panel said the pair cared only about themselves.

"The looks on their faces and the smiles of the accused when the prosecutor mentioned the victims cannot leave any doubt about their lack of conscience," the judges wrote.

"They showed that the lives of other people mean nothing to them."