Misguided getaway units off one other safety alert at Israeli airport By Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Palestinian automotive thief rammed by way of a checkpoint on the way in which to Israel’s fundamental airport on Sunday, authorities stated, setting off a safety alert in what they described as the results of poor navigation on his half fairly than an tried assault.

Video circulated on social media confirmed passengers in Ben Gurion Airport’s departure terminal crouching alongside their baggage as directions sounded over loudhailers.

Police stated the suspect, a Palestinian in Israel illegally from the occupied West Financial institution, arrived on the airport checkpoint in a stolen automotive and raced by way of towards the principle terminal. Throughout a short pursuit, he was shot and arrested.

It was no less than the fifth such incident in latest months, an Israel Airports Authority spokesperson stated.

As in earlier instances, the suspect was believed to have taken a unsuitable flip off the principle Tel Aviv-Jerusalem freeway, Israeli officers stated. That meant his tried getaway by accident introduced him to one of many nation’s most protected services.

“It occurs virtually each week,” a police spokesperson stated.

Tensions are excessive amid a surge in road assaults in Israel and navy raids within the West Financial institution. The violence has contributed to the rise of far-rightists prone to play important roles within the incoming Israeli authorities.