"It's clear who the guilty are, they tried to lynch him": The suspect in the hit-and-run of Amichai Atiya in Hadera released
Atiya was run over to death, allegedly by Mahmoud Samahat (21), in the parking lot of the shopping complex in Hadera on the night before Yom Kippur. The judge released Samahat to house arrest, and…
Assessment
The judge's ruling reframes the entire case: Samhat is released because the death is called negligence at most, and the blame is placed on those who chased Atiya. That shifts responsibility from the driver to a crowd, an unusual legal move that will likely spark public anger and a possible appeal. Watch whether prosecutors challenge the house arrest decision.