A 21-year-old protester was moderately wounded after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 1 near the Ganot Junction, Israeli emergency services said. Medics treated him for limb and head injuries and evacuated him to Shamir-Assaf Harofeh Hospital in stable moderate condition. The incident is the second suspected ramming at the same junction during protests today; the first, reported at 18:59, also left a person moderately wounded.
A second protester in under an hour was moderately wounded at the Ganot Junction on Highway 1 on Wednesday evening, after being struck by a vehicle at approximately 19:37. Emergency services reported the casualty shortly after 19:38, marking the second suspected ramming at the same location during ongoing demonstrations. The victim, a 21-year-old male, sustained head and limb injuries and was evacuated to Shamir-Assaf Harofeh Hospital in stable moderate condition, according to Magen David Adom (MDA) medics who treated him at the scene.
The first incident at the junction occurred at approximately 18:59, when a protester was also moderately wounded in a suspected vehicle strike. That casualty was initially reported by MDA as a 21-year-old man with similar injuries, evacuated to the same hospital. The Zioneer first reported the initial suspected ramming at 18:59. Within minutes, at 19:00, a second bulletin confirmed a second moderate injury at the same site, with MDA stating that a second person had been struck. The thread shows that by 18:50, the earliest version reported a single moderate injury; within minutes, the desk updated to reflect a second casualty, with the new victim identified as a 21-year-old male. The source quality has remained consistent: MDA has been the sole on-record source throughout, with no police confirmation or official investigation updates as of the latest report.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the protests on Highway 1 at Ganot Junction have drawn significant crowds. The circumstances of both vehicle strikes remain under investigation by police, who have not yet commented on whether either incident is being treated as a deliberate ramming. No arrests have been reported in connection with either event as of 19:39.
It remains unclear whether the two incidents are linked by a single driver or vehicle, or whether they occurred in separate events. Police have not released any suspect description, and no confirmation is available on whether the driver or drivers have been apprehended. The nature of the protest activity at the junction also remains under review.
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