A driver failed to stop at a police checkpoint on Salama Street in Tel Aviv, accelerated toward an officer, and fled, according to police. The officer fired at the vehicle, suspecting mortal danger. The driver, an illegal resident from the Palestinian territories, was later found wounded several blocks away and taken to a hospital in moderate condition.
Earlier Monday evening, a police checkpoint operation on Salama Street in Tel Aviv encountered a suspect vehicle that ignored officers' orders to stop, accelerated toward a policeman, and fled the scene. The officer, perceiving an immediate threat to his life, fired at the vehicle. Minutes later, a wounded individual — identified as an illegal resident from the Palestinian territories — was located several streets away and evacuated to a hospital in moderate condition. Police are investigating the incident.
No prior reporting on this incident was found in The Zioneer archive. The account comes from police statements as relayed through a single initial report and a follow-up; details remain subject to investigation.
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