Overview
- The victim was identified as 14-year-old Yosef Eizental of Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, whom medics pronounced dead at the scene as several others were treated for injuries.
- At a Jerusalem Magistrates Court hearing, police dropped an aggravated murder allegation and now expect manslaughter or negligent-homicide charges as the driver’s detention was extended by nine days.
- Investigators say the bus encountered protesters on a road that remained open to traffic, the driver called police claiming he was attacked, and the vehicle then continued roughly 500 meters before stopping.
- Emergency services and police reported an initial collision injuring three on Shamgar Street followed by the fatal strike on Ohel Yehoshua Street, with authorities not treating the case as a terror attack.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged restraint and pledged a thorough inquiry, as political and religious leaders demanded accountability and the bus operator Extra was summoned by the Transportation Ministry.