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Israeli Driver Stopped for Reading Prayer Book While Driving
Israeli traffic police in the Lachish region stopped a female driver on Sunday, 15 November 2026, after observing her reading from a prayer book with both hands off the steering wheel. The driver was looking down at the book and back at the road while operating her vehicle.
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What happened
- 01Israeli traffic police in the Lachish region stopped a female driver on Sunday for reading a prayer book with both hands off the steering wheel.
- 02The driver admitted her actions were incorrect after the police warned her of the serious collision risks.
- 03The police inspector who stopped the vehicle identified herself as a fellow person of faith but emphasized the safety hazard.
- 04The traffic stop was part of a joint campaign called "Obligated by Life" to reduce road fatalities in southern Israel.
- 05During the same operation, police fined a driver 1,000 shekels for dangerous lane changes near Kiryat Gat.
A police inspector, who identified herself as a fellow person of faith, intervened and explained the severe danger of the driver's actions. The officer warned that even minor braking by a vehicle ahead could lead to a serious collision. The driver admitted her wrongdoing, acknowledging that she was acting incorrectly.
The stop was part of a broader preventative operation in southern Israel called "Obligated by Life", a joint campaign by the traffic police and the National Road Safety Authority aimed at reducing road fatalities. During the same operation, police addressed dangerous driving maneuvers at the Plagot junction near Kiryat Gat, where drivers were attempting to bypass a traffic jam. One driver was fined 1,000 shekels for these violations.
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