Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeAccording to police, Sami Ahmed Ja'asous fled a patrol car after he was seen holding a knife near a school. Police believe he intended to carry out a stabbing attack, but clarified that other possible motives are also being investigatedShare 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 formatSubscribeYair Foldesand Josh Breiner05:36 PM • July 01 2026 IDTA mentally ill man who tried to stab an Israeli police officer on Wednesday morning was shot to death in the central Israeli city of Lod, police said. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel crimeIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza AidTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Police Officer Beat Palestinian Unprovoked, Lied About It, Footage ShowsPolice: Man Fatally Shot After Trying to Stab Officer, Motive UnclearThis Language School Wants Israelis to Do More Than Order Hummus in ArabicA Remote Kibbutz Was Named a UN Best Tourism Village. Too Bad You Can't VisitRemembering Al-Baqa Cafe: 'It Was Different From Every Other Place in Gaza'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village