Hashalom Court in Nazareth extended by ten days the arrest of a man who on Saturday murdered three and wounded one in a stabbing attack in the northern city of Migdal.
The suspect admitted to murdering his wife, two sons, and a neighbor's child, and said he asks G-d to forgive him.
The defense attorney said, "We're talking about a very difficult tragedy. The court has sent the suspect to the district psychiatrist, who will decide whether he needs to be committed."
Israel Police have not yet discovered the reason for the murder, and a gag order has been placed on the details.
On Saturday night, 10-year-old Natan Atia, who was visiting the murderer's family with his older brother 11-year-old Nachman, told investigators he survived by playing dead and then climbing out the window.
Natan's father said, "I met one of the MDA volunteers... He said, 'Don't worry, he [Natan] is lightly wounded. He's conscious, and he's been evacuated by helicopter to Rambam Hospital in Haifa ... A policeman...couldn't tell me anything. I saw how serious his face was ... I understood he [Nachman] was no longer alive."