Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityNegev resident Saber Amital was arrested earlier this month by the Shin Bet and was denied access to a lawyer. Police told his attorneys and family that he had previously attempted to take his own life – a claim that the family completely rejectsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEden Solomon03:48 PM • June 21 2026 IDTA Bedouin Israeli man suspected of arms smuggling, who was found unconscious earlier this month in his cell at a southern Israeli prison, died on Friday at Barzilai Medical Center after being sent there in critical condition.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel crimeShin BetBedouinArab IsraelisHuman rightsIsrael Prison ServiceIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealElectionsIsrael-LebanonEbola in IsraelCaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastInside the Real Battle Shaping Iran's Postwar LeadershipSecond Person Suspected of Ebola Put in Isolation, Health Ministry SaysPolice Urge Netanyahu's Neighbors to Ask High Court to Limit Anti-gov't ProtestsYaacov Agam, Israeli Artist Who Pioneered Kinetic Art Worldwide, Dies at 98Israeli Defense Minister Says No Withdrawal From Seized Territory in LebanonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change That
Family seeks answers after Bedouin Israeli detainee dies in hospital
Negev resident Saber Amital was arrested earlier this month by the Shin Bet and was denied access to a lawyer. Police told his attorneys and family that he had previously attempted to take his own life – a claim that the family completely rejects







