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Driver Arrested After Jerusalem Faction Protest Injury, Says He Panicked
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 15, 2026
What happened
Police arrested a 20-year-old Bedouin driver from southern Israel on suspicion of striking a yeshiva student during a Jerusalem Faction protest near the Ben Shemen interchange on Highway 1. The suspect says he panicked after protesters hit his car, while the injured student is not cooperating with investigators. The Highway 1 case was one of two hit-and-run incidents during the same day’s protests.
- 01Police arrested a 20-year-old Bedouin driver over a Highway 1 protest hit-and-run.
- 02The suspect said he panicked after demonstrators hit his car and surrounded him.
- 03The injured 20-year-old yeshiva student is not cooperating with investigators.
- 04Police say the case was one of two hit-and-run incidents during the Jerusalem Faction protests.
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