Hit and run

Court sentences driver in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case to one year in prison, bans her from driving

At the defense’s request, the court delayed the start of Pesler’s prison sentence until April 15 to give her time to appeal. She is required to report to Neve Tirza Prison by 9 a.m. that day.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Members of the Ethiopian community and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest for justice to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2023
Combat veterans suffering from PTSD protest as they demanding better rights and conditions in Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

Vehicle hits protester at wounded veterans' rights, benefits rally near Jerusalem's Chords Bridge

A vehicle hit an activist during a protest at Chords Bridge in Jerusalem, with police searching for the driver. The protest called for support for wounded soldiers, including those with PTSD.

|ByEFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protests attempts to establish a draft bill in the Knesset, in Bnei Brak, December 8, 2025.

Haredi teenager suffers head injury in hit-and-run at Bnei Brak protest, arrests made

Footage of the incident shared by public broadcaster KAN News appeared to show the vehicle as it passed through the crowd, having knocked several protesters over.

|ByJAMES GENN, SAM HALPERN
Footage from the ramming attack at the Gush Etzion Junction December 25, 2024

One wounded in ramming attack at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank

The car that struck the man fled the scene of the attack.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hit-and-run attack in southern China's Zhuhai kills 35

A small vehicle drove into a large group of people exercising outside, killing 35 and injuring 43.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByREUTERS
Candles and floral tributes are laid outside a sports centre where a deadly hit-and-run attack took place, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 12, 2024.

Anti-government protesters injured in hit and run in Tel Aviv

The driver was later arrested. Protesters and opposition MKs accused the government of inciting the hit-and-run incident.

APRIL 6, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tel Aviv. April 6, 2024

Police officer seriously injured during 'Justice for Raphael' protest

Six police officers were injured in a number of violent incidents at the end of the protest in Tel Aviv.

AUGUST 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police and protesters clash at 'Justice for Raphael' protest in Tel Aviv. August 30, 2023