Cop hurt in ramming near Jerusalem by driver reportedly transporting Palestinians illegally

Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car ramming in northern Jerusalem, which left a police officer lightly injured, on December 28, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car ramming in northern Jerusalem, which left a police officer lightly injured, on December 28, 2025. (Magen David Adom)

A police officer has been lightly injured in a car-ramming in northern Jerusalem, near the West Bank security barrier.

A large number of police officers are searching for the suspect in the Atarot industrial area, after he fled the scene on foot, police say.

The injured policeman has been taken to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus.

According to Hebrew media, the driver had been transporting Palestinians who entered Israel illegally. He attempted to flee law enforcement, colliding with a police car.

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