42 cops, 15 protesters hurt during 2-day Amona synagogue evacuation

A total of 57 people, the majority of them security personnel, were lightly injured during the Amona evacuation efforts yesterday and today and taken to Jerusalem hospitals, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says.

Of them, 42 were police and border guards, and 15 were protesters, MDA says.

The injuries ranged from hypothermia to light bruises. A police officer suffered chemical burns after a liquid was thrown in his face. Another officer’s shoulder was dislocated during the clashes with protesters, a Hadassah Hospital spokesperson says.

One person was also stung by a scorpion, the ambulance service says.

Twenty-seven people were taken to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus, another 18 were taken to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kermem, and 12 were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, MDA says.

— Judah Ari Gross