Detention of suspect in the hit-and-run death of teenager Amichai Atiya extended by five days

The detention of the driver suspected of running over and killing 17-year-old Amichai Atiya, a resident of Itamar and a student at the Hitzim yeshiva, has been extended by five days until Tuesday. The incident occurred in a parking lot in Hadera during a mass Selichot event. The driver claimed he felt his life was in danger. The shooter involved has not yet been arrested.

The detention of the driver suspected of running over and killing 17-year-old Amichai Atiya, a resident of Itamar and a student at the Hitzim yeshiva, has been extended by five days until next Tuesday. The incident occurred on Thursday in the parking lot of the "Mol HaHof Village" shopping complex in Hadera, during a mass Selichot event. In his investigation, the driver claimed he felt his life was in danger and fled at high speed. During the court hearing, it emerged that the shooter involved in the incident has not yet been arrested. A police representative stated that investigators have footage from security cameras at the scene. Hundreds accompanied Atiya on his final journey in Itamar.