School group attacked in Shimon HaTzadik

Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 19:38 A group of approximately 20 high school students and educational staff walking through the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood in Jerusalem were violently attacked by rioting Arabs who threw glass bottles and rocks at them. Several students were injured and at least one of them suffered a head injury.

A member of the educational staff drove the rioters away with his personal weapon. Large numbers of police forces arrived on the scene to assist the group. The student with the head injury has been evacuated to the hospital, and possibly more students have been as well.

Injured student evacuated to hospital; Video credit: Ya’ir Kehati