Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityPolice refused to approve a Sunday rally calling for the release of Sami Ahmed Ja'asous' body, saying it would express support for terrorism. Ja'asous, who had a mental illness, was shot and killed earlier this month after allegedly trying to stab a police officer in LodShare 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 Foldes11:39 PM • July 30 2026 IDTThe High Court of Justice on Thursday ruled that police must allow a protest in Lod calling for the release of the body of a man with a mental health condition, who was shot and killed by police officers earlier this month after allegedly attempting to stab one of them.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismIsrael High CourtIsrael protestIDFArab IsraelisHuman rightsMental HealthCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahu-TrumpBen-GvirGaza Board of PeaceBarbara ButchIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTop Court Overturns Police Ban on Protest for Release of Killed Man's BodyFar-right Rapper-influencer Steps Down From Police Role After Haaretz ProbeHaaretz CartoonProtesters Challenge Noise Fines They Say Were Issued While They Were DetainedAnomalous Footprints Made 1.43 Million Years Ago in Kenya Puzzle ArchaeologistsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation