Police have arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of assaulting a bus driver and sanitation worker this morning with his friend. They are still searching for the second suspect.
The attack left both public employees injured and in need of medical attention. The bus driver, Muhammad Ismail, is now in Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus with a broken arm, his coworker tells The Times of Israel.
Damage was also caused to two buses at the scene, police say.
Video footage shared by police shows two young men outside the vehicle, idle near a bus stop on the road. One of the young men damages a rear view mirror on the bus’s exterior, as the other films the driver on his phone.
Officers nabbed the 17-year-old suspect in his home this morning and brought him to the Lev HaBira police station for questioning. He will be brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court for an extension on his detention.
Two young men are seen harassing a bus driver and damaging his vehicle in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem on December 5, 2025. (Israel Police)
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