A group of 20 hilltop youth shattered the windows of the bus that was taking them to a state-run isolation site in southern Israel, police say in a statement.
Several of the far-right activists managed to flee the bus, but were subsequently apprehended by Border Police.
The group had initially been ferried to Jerusalem for isolation in a hotel there, but refused the service, leading authorities to provide an alternative in southern Israel that evidently was not acceptable to the extremist activists.
The bus driver was ordered to return the group to Jerusalem, and authorities are considering where to place them next.
Police say an investigation will be opened against the teens over the bus vandalism.
The 20 youngsters were ordered into isolation after one of their peers was found to be a coronavirus carrier. This teen was also responsible for placing Central Command head Nadav Padan in quarantine, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
— Jacob Magid
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