Police say they have detained a suspect believed to have run over and seriously wounded a man demonstrating against the decision to fire then-defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Police say the suspect, a man in his 30s from Holon, will be brought before a judge today and they will request to keep him in custody.
A 64-year-old man was seriously injured in the incident, in which he was hit by a vehicle in the Beit Yanai junction in central Israel 10 days ago.
The incident was “an accident that occurred at the beginning of the protest when the victim descended to the road at night, alone,” according to a police statement at the time.
Witnesses said the suspect was driving aggressively, and fled when other demonstrators called out to him to stop.
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