Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Palestinians torch Israeli bus after driver takes wrong turn in East Jerusalem
A bus driver takes a wrong turn and ends up in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, where his vehicle is torched by local Palestinians.
The driver, 72, escapes the scene but is treated for smoke inhalation by MDA medics. He is taken to the Hadassah Hospital in Mount Scopus for further treatment.
The Kan public broadcaster reports the bus was hit with a Molotov cocktail.
اللحظات الأولى بعد إحراق حافلة مستوطنين داخل قرية العيساوية في القدس. pic.twitter.com/3DgaBe7wi3
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) May 9, 2023
Video shows police patrol cars blocking the street ahead of the burning bus.