Overview
- The Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court ordered the 25-year-old reservist released after six days in Shin Bet custody, with three days of house arrest.
- The court heard that the Palestinian who died was a Hamas operative linked to a past lynching as it refused to extend custody.
- The reservist is suspected of involvement in a fatal clash near Qusra about a month ago during a response to attacks on Jewish shepherds.
- The detainee met a lawyer for the first time only after the no-counsel order was lifted following nearly a week of Shin Bet questioning.
- Yesha Council CEO Omer Rahamim and attorney Nati Rom condemned the earlier denial of counsel and said authorities ignored alleged attackers of the shepherds.