Police arrest 14-year-old suspected in attack on MK Yoav Ben-Tzur’s vehicle
The incident unfolded amid heightened tensions in the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) community surrounding military-conscription legislation, which Shas supported.
A 14-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested, Israel Police announced on Sunday, a week after the attack on the car of Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur.
The incident occurred in central Jerusalem, where a group of ultra-Orthodox youths assaulted the vehicle and caused damage as Ben-Tzur left a weekly study session.
The arrest followed what police described as intensive operational and investigative work by the Jerusalem District’s crime-fighting unit. The teen was taken in for questioning, and investigators said on Sunday that efforts are ongoing to identify and detain additional suspects involved in the assault.
In its statement, police emphasized the severity ofthe attack, saying it involved “criminal elements attempting to harm an elected official.” The force said it would deploy all available measures “to bring all those involved to justice.”
Conscription law creates tension with Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community
The incident unfolded amid heightened tensions in the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) community surrounding military-conscription legislation, which Shas supported. Ben-Tzur’s vehicle was targeted after he left a learning session, and no injuries were reported, though the car sustained damage. The episode drew condemnation from across the political spectrum and from Shas, which said the attackers did not represent the broader haredi public.
