On 23 September 2008, the Jerusalem District Court announced: "In light of (Vanunu's) ailing health and the absence of claims that his actions put the country's security in jeopardy, we believe his sentence should be reduced."
2008年9月23日，耶路撒冷地方法院宣佈：「由於其（瓦努努的）身體狀況不良，亦無聲稱他的行為會危及國家安全，我們認為他的判刑應該減輕。