Overview
- Police said the collision occurred outside the designated protest area where regular traffic was moving.
- Magen David Adom reported a young man was trapped under the bus and declared dead, with additional injuries treated.
- Officers arrested the bus driver, who told investigators he had been attacked by demonstrators.
- Authorities described the wider scene as violent unrest, citing objects thrown at police, trash bins set ablaze, and assaults on journalists.
- Haaretz estimated about 15,000 participants at the protest over conscription, a flashpoint as the IDF warns of troop shortages and Netanyahu’s coalition faces pressure.