Overview
- Video from the vehicle shows Yigal stepping out under gunfire to help an approximately 85-year-old passenger exit and move away from danger.
- President Isaac Herzog phoned Yigal on Monday, praising him as a model of civic courage and a role model citizen.
- Yigal told Israeli media he acted out of duty and said any taxi driver would have done the same in that situation.
- Witness accounts and footage indicate bullets were flying nearby, with rounds striking the windshield of an adjacent bus.
- The rescue occurred during a shooting at Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction, and the footage quickly drew widespread public attention.