Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeThe State Prosecutor's Office had sought to delay the release so the military could examine whether the body could be used in future negotiations over Israeli hostages and missing personsShare 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 Foldes05:04 PM • August 05 2026 IDTIsraeli authorities on Tuesday released the body of Sami Ahmed Ja'asous, an Arab citizen of Israel from Lod who was fatally shot by police in early July, after holding it in state custody for nearly five weeks.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtIsrael protestIDFArab IsraelisMental HealthCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter Five Weeks in State Custody, Body of Arab Citizen Shot by Police ReleasedA Palestinian Doctor's Crime Is Refusing to Abandon His PatientsDon't Feed the Hasbara Machine: Yonit Levi's Novel Gets Lost in TranslationAbdul El-Sayed Defeats Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate PrimaryExcavations Uncover Altar of Vilnius' Great Synagogue, Destroyed in HolocaustRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy