Police confiscate the handgun of right-wing Arab Israeli influencer Yosef Haddad, after arresting him earlier today for firing the weapon during an altercation with a motorcyclist in Jaffa.
Hebrew outlets reported earlier today that police had arrested both Haddad and the motorcyclist. Without naming Haddad explicitly, law enforcement announces that the “suspect who carried out the shooting has been released to house arrest, and the weapon was confiscated by the police.”
“The incident stemmed from a dispute over road use in which the car driver, who claimed he felt threatened, drew his firearm, cocked it and fired from within his vehicle,” police add.
No injuries were reported, and police are not aware of any prior contact between the two men. The investigation is ongoing.
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