Suspect arrested for stabbing officer at hit-and-run protest

A police officer who was stabbed during a protest in August 2023. (Police spokesperson)
A police officer who was stabbed during a protest in August 2023. (Police spokesperson)

Police say a suspect has been arrested on suspicion he stabbed an officer at a protest in Tel Aviv last week against law enforcement’s handling of a probe into a deadly hit-and-run that killed a boy several months ago.

Police say the suspect is a 23-year-old resident of the city of Holon.

The incident occurred during a protest, led by members of the Ethiopian community, who accuse authorities of racism and leniency toward the driver who hit 4-year-old Rafael Adana in May.

The officer who was stabbed was moderately wounded and taken to Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital for medical treatment, police said.

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