On the background of numerous Arab attacks on Jews in recent days and a night of clashes between Arabs, Jews and police officers on Thursday night, a Chareidi man accidentally drove into the Wadi Jouz neighborhood in east Jerusalem.

Yichya Jardi, a father of nine who moved to Israel from Yemen 17 years ago and settled in Beit Shemesh, drove children to Jerusalem on Thursday as part of his job as a minibus driver. He was unaware of the riots of the past few days and the delicate security situation in the capital and decided to drive to the Kosel for Maariv.

Arabs began throwing rocks at his car and he tried to escape by foot but a large group of Arabs immediately surrounded him, violently punching and kicking him on every part of his body. His car was set on fire and burned.

Israel Police evacuated him to Hadassah Har HaTzofim Hospital. On Friday, he spoke to Israeli media outlets. “I got stuck in a traffic jam and they began to throw rocks at my car window,” Jardi, 46, told Kan News. “They beat me, they wanted to kill me. I thought I would never go home, I would die. They beat my entire body. I couldn’t breathe.”

תיעוד נוסף של חרדי שהותקף באלימות קשה סמוך לשער שכם. pic.twitter.com/kOZGZYRzXJ

— ידידיה אפשטיין (@yedidya_epstien) April 23, 2021

אירוע חמור מאוד בואדי ג'וז הערב. נהג יהודי נקלע לאזור , נרגם באבנים וניסה להימלט. המון ערבי זועם התנפל עליו עם קסדות, הכה אותו, פונה במצב לא פשוט לבית החולים ורכבו הוצת…. pic.twitter.com/5KvYY7Wghx

— Yossi Eli יוסי אלי (@Yossi_eli) April 22, 2021

הערבים מדווחים כי רכב של יהודי הוצת בשכונת ואדי אל ג'וז שבמזרח ירושלים. pic.twitter.com/pqujZGTysw

— אורית לוין-oritlevin- (@r1Daoiwr7YDqfcI) April 22, 2021

The police are searching for the suspects.

Arab rioters also set a bus stop and garbage dumpster on fire.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)