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hit-and-runs

Roy Peled, boyfriend of Lee Zeitouni, 25, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident by French driver Eric Robic two months earlier, holds Robic's picture as he calls for justice during a memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv on December 8, 2011. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
April 19, 2026, 3:28 pm
Eric Robic, Tel Aviv hit-and-run perpetrator shot in Paris, had long history of financial crime
Jewish Frenchman who fatally struck Lee Zeitouni was convicted a dozen times since 1994, probed with PM’s associate in prison bribery scheme, but friends insist he cleaned up act before death
By Charlie Summers
Carol Fessler, center, charged in the hit-and-run death of 4-year-old Rafael Adana, arrives for a court hearing in Petah Tikva, February 23, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 12:58 pm
Woman, 82, jailed for a year for leaving scene of hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy
Carol Fessler, who was not blamed for accident, punished for fleeing after 2023 collision that caused death of Rafael Adana; family lament light sentence, considering an appeal
By ToI Staff
Combat veterans suffering from PTSD protest in Jerusalem, January 21, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 21, 2026, 9:54 pm
Man injured in hit-and-run at Jerusalem protest for soldiers with PTSD; driver arrested
Protester taken to hospital with minor injures; police say driver fled to Abu Gosh area, was taken for questioning
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Police and Border Police officers conduct searches for a driver who rammed into a police officer, lightly injuring him, in northern Jerusalem on December 28, 2025. (Israel Police)
December 28, 2025, 2:43 pm
East Jerusalem man arrested after police officer lightly injured in hit-and-run
Police say man from Beit Hanina nabbed alongside others after he fled on foot from scene; he was reportedly transporting Palestinians who entered Israel illegally
By Charlie Summers
Limor Livnat speaking in the Knesset on July 28, 2014. (photo credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 13, 2025, 6:28 pm
Former Likud minister Livnat convicted in hit-and-run that left woman partially disabled
Limor Livnat, an ex-Likud stalwart, pleads guilty to all charges after reversing into car then speeding away, only to cause another chain accident
By ToI Staff
A woman holds up a photo of 4-year-old Rafael Adana, during a protest in Tel Aviv on August 30, 2023, calling for justice after he was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 28, 2025, 2:38 pm
Woman convicted for fleeing scene of 2023 hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy
Carol Fessler, 81, found guilty of leaving accident site, was not indicted for causing Rafael Adana’s death; case sparked protests in Israeli-Ethiopian community
By ToI Staff
The scene of a hit-and-run accident in the city of Rishon Lezion where a woman was killed, November 20, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
November 20, 2023, 11:43 am
Woman killed in hit-and-run in Rishon Lezion
Medics attempt to resuscitate pedestrian but are forced to declare her dead at scene; police arrest suspected driver
By ToI Staff
The scene of a deadly hit-and-run near Netanya that claimed the lives of two people, October 6, 2023 (United Hatzalah)
October 6, 2023, 11:51 am
2 killed in hit-and-run on coastal highway; driver steals truck to flee, is arrested
Car runs off road, smashes into motorcycle and pedestrian; suspect allegedly steals vehicle to escape after its driver stops to help
By ToI Staff
Police investigating a hit-and-run in the southern town of Hura, September 23, 2023 (Israel Police)
September 23, 2023, 1:41 pm
19-year-old killed in Hura hit-and-run; police investigating if it was deliberate
Relative of victim Muhammed Abu al-Qian is arrested; 2 others detained on suspicion of obstructing investigation
By ToI Staff
A police officer who was stabbed during a protest in August 2023. (Police spokesperson)
September 11, 2023, 12:37 pm
Suspect charged with attempted murder for stabbing cop at protest over hit-and-run
Prosecutors also charge Habtamu Assars with threatening a woman with a knife, assaulting a man with a plank, and ‘indecent acts’ toward police who tried to arrest him
By ToI Staff
Members of the Ethiopian community and activists clash with police during a protest calling for justice for 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 31, 2023, 1:52 am
6 cops injured, 4 protesters arrested at Tel Aviv rally for boy killed in hit-and-run
Police deploy mounted officers, stun grenades to clear activists from road as clashes erupt during fresh protest calling for justice for Rafael Adana; 1 officer hospitalized
By ToI Staff
Activists protest in Tel Aviv on August 30, 2023, calling for justice for 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Netanya in May. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 30, 2023, 9:48 pm
Bereaved families from Ethiopian community rally for boy killed in hit-and-run
Week after violent Tel Aviv protest, activists clash with cops during fresh demonstration seeking justice for Rafael Adana; 1 officer hospitalized, police deploy stun grenades
By ToI Staff
A police officer who was stabbed during a protest in August 2023. (Police spokesperson)
August 28, 2023, 9:02 pm
Suspect arrested over stabbing of police officer at protest sparked by hit-and-run
Holon resident suspected of attempted murder during Tel Aviv demonstration by Ethiopian community last week against handling of collision that killed 4-year-old Rafael Adana
By ToI Staff
The scene of the suspected hit-and-run in Tirat Carmel, Aug. 25, 2023. (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 25, 2023, 10:00 am
40-year-old women killed in suspected hit-and-run in northern Israel
Driver arrested after apparently leaving woman to die trapped under wheels of vehicle in 241st traffic-related death of 2023
By ToI Staff
Footage said to show Carol Fessler, 70, who ran over Rafael Adana, 4, while walking with his grandfather in Netanya on Shabbat, May 6, 2023. (Channel 12 video: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 24, 2023, 10:48 pm
Family of boy killed in hit-and-run to be shown pic confirming driver’s identity
Authorities say evidence shows accident was unavoidable, and only 70-year-old Carol Fessler, not daughter, was present in vehicle
By ToI Staff
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