Overview
- Family and local reports identified the victim as Yosef Eizental, 14, from Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, with his funeral set for Wednesday morning.
- Israel Police detained the driver, identified in local outlets as Fakhri Khatib, and are seeking to extend his custody as the case advances toward an aggravated murder charge.
- Magen David Adom said the incident unfolded in two stages, with pedestrians first struck on Shamgar/Yirmiyahu and Eizental later found trapped under the bus on Ohel Yehoshua Street.
- The driver told investigators he was attacked and blocked by protesters and had called police for help, while organizers and some witnesses allege he accelerated into the crowd; police cited violent disturbances by a small group at the protest.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged restraint and a thorough inquiry, as the death intensified the broader dispute over ultra-Orthodox conscription and protest safety in Jerusalem.