Car Explosion in Jerusalem Injures Father and Son; Criminal Motive Suspected

A man in his 50s, identified as a known criminal, was seriously injured, and his 13-year-old son sustained moderate injuries Tuesday morning in a car explosion in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem. Initial police investigations suggest a criminal background for the incident. MDA (Magen David Adom) teams, dispatched to the scene on Meir Feinstein Street, provided initial medical treatment and evacuated the injured to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Jerusalem District Police forces are collecting evidence at the site.

Paramedic Haki Har Kesef described arriving at the scene to find the car engulfed in flames with debris scattered around. He stated, "We saw the car on fire and fragments around it. Nearby was a man in his 50s and a 13-year-old boy, both conscious and suffering from burns and injuries to their bodies. We provided them with initial medical care and evacuated them via MDA intensive care units to the hospital while continuing medical treatment."

Another medic, Haki Har Kesef from the "Tzeva Hatatzala" (Rescue Team) volunteer organization, added, "When I arrived at the scene, I saw a large commotion and a car on fire. Near the car, I saw two injured individuals after being hit as a result of the car explosion. Together with other MDA medics and paramedics, we provided initial medical assistance including stopping bleeding, stabilization, and bandaging, to the man in his 50s suffering from burns and severe limb injuries, in serious condition, and to the 13-year-old boy with burns and injuries, in moderate condition. They were evacuated by MDA intensive care units for further treatment in the trauma room at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital."

This incident follows a similar event approximately three months ago, when criminal Riad Abu Hekel, originally from Umm al-Fahm and associated with the Hariri crime organization, was killed in a car explosion in the Kiryat Haim neighborhood of Haifa. Police reported that an explosive device was attached to his vehicle, causing the blast. Firefighters, called to the scene on Ahituv Eilat Boulevard, extracted him from the burning car unconscious, and MDA teams later pronounced him dead.