Israel's High Court signals it will not order police probe into Kestleman case

The High Court of Justice on Monday signaled that it was unlikely to order a criminal investigation into Jerusalem police officers over their handling of the inquiry into the death of Yuval Kestelman, killed in 2023 when mistaken for a terrorist, dealing a setback to his family's effort to have the conduct investigated as possible obstruction of justice.Kestelman, a 38-year-old attorney from Mevaseret Zion, intervened when two Hamas terrorists opened fire at the entrance to Jerusalem on November 30, 2023. He helped stop the attack before he was shot by Sgt. (res.) Aviad Frija, who allegedly mistook him for a terrorist.Police released Kestelman's body for burial without an autopsy. He was exhumed a week later after the military investigation determined that an autopsy was needed.