Police dumped Omar on the roadside, in pajamas and with a catheter. Then he died

The article reveals the case of the death of Omar Abu Jriban, a Palestinian seriously injured in a car accident, who was released from hospital in critical condition and left by police on the side of Route 443 in pajamas and with a catheter. His body was found two days later. The officers were convicted of negligent homicide.

The article describes the case of the death of Omar Abu Jriban, a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who was illegally staying in Israel, in 2008. Abu Jriban stole a car, overturned it, and was seriously injured. He was hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center for about two weeks and was discharged in critical condition, with a urinary catheter, difficulty walking, and needing assistance. Police were called to transfer him to the Rehovot station, but after no place was found in a detention facility, a decision was made to release him and return him to the Judea and Samaria area. Officers Asaf Yekutieli and Baruch Peretz dropped him off on the side of Route 443, about 2 km from the Atarot checkpoint, in an unlit area with no nearby settlement, leaving him there with an envelope of medical documents. Two days later, his body was found by a truck driver; his death was determined to be from dehydration. The case led to an investigation by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) and the conviction of the two officers for negligent homicide. Attorney Batya Kolitz, the prosecutor from Mahash, recounts the legal proceedings, the difficulty of proving personal responsibility in a chain of command, and the officers' repeated claim that they were "just following orders."