A 22-year-old female driver from Qalansawe who struck a protester on Highway 6 turned herself in to police, Israeli media reports. She is now being held for questioning.
At 20:51 Jerusalem, Israeli media reported that a 22-year-old female driver from Qalansawe who struck a protester today on Highway 6 turned herself in to police and is now being held for questioning. This follows earlier reports of violent confrontations during today's Haredi draft-evasion protests, including a separate incident on Highway 6 in which a female driver wielded a sharp object at protesters.
This is the latest development in a thread we have tracked since Friday evening. At 19:15 Jerusalem on Friday, initial reports (citing N12) said a driver who struck and moderately injured a pedestrian at the Geha Interchange had turned herself in, claiming stone-throwing by protesters caused her panic. A second version, also at 19:15 Jerusalem (citing Ynet), reported police had detained a 22-year-old female driver from Qalansawe for questioning. Our bulletin published at 20:27 Jerusalem consolidated those details.
The Zioneer had previously reported on a different Friday evening incident in which a driver from Qalansawe struck a pedestrian at Geha Interchange, though police have not indicated a connection.
It remains unclear whether the driver who struck a protester on Highway 6 today faces charges, and whether any stone-throwing occurred at that scene. The questioning is ongoing.
4 developments
- StrongDriver suspected in Geha hit-and-run released; says she feared lynching
- StrongNew video shows female driver attacked after wielding weapon at protesters on Highway 6
- Strong21-year-old moderately wounded in suspected vehicle strike at Ganot protest
- StrongPolice use water cannon, stun grenades to reopen Highway 6; organizers call off protest
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