At least 2 injured in East Jerusalem skirmishes

A Jewish man is lightly injured in a possible car ramming attack in the fraught East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

The incident is being investigated. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested and claims he was doused with pepper-spray at some point, police say.

The Magen David Adom emergency services group says, “A pedestrian was injured by a vehicle in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.

“Paramedics administered medical treatment to a young man with moderate injuries to his body and evacuated him to Hadassah Hospital. A man around age 20 was also evacuated from the area with a mild head injury after being hit with a rock.”

Video said to be from the scene after the alleged attack appears to show skirmishes between Jews and Palestinians in the neighborhood.

Video from the moments after the alleged ramming attack in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, amid clashes between Jewish and Palestinian residents, and police. pic.twitter.com/Nleq3P8Vmn

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Police say in a statement that riots have started in the area. Participants clash with police and threw stones. Police use riot dispersal measures against the rioters after issuing warnings against disturbing public order.

A firebomb was allegedly thrown at the home of a Jewish family in Sheikh Jarrah earlier in the day. In response, the far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir said he would set up a “parliamentary office” in the neighborhood.