Father and Son Injured in Jerusalem Car Bombing; Criminal Motive Suspected

A severe explosion rocked Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood on Tuesday morning when a bomb attached to a private vehicle detonated on Meir Feinstein Street. Emergency services, including police, medical teams, and firefighters, responded to the scene where the car was engulfed in flames. Initial police investigations suggest the target was the father, a known criminal figure, who was in the car with his 13-year-old son.

Paramedics from Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah provided immediate life-saving treatment to the father and son before transporting them to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. The father, approximately 50 years old, sustained severe injuries to his lower limbs and is in serious condition. His 13-year-old son suffered multiple systemic injuries and burns and is listed in moderate to serious condition.

Police have opened an investigation into the incident, focusing on the father's criminal background as a potential motive. Forensic investigators were collecting evidence at the scene. An emergency medical responder described seeing the car ablaze with debris scattered around, and the conscious victims suffering from burns and injuries.