Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
JERUSALEM, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in the county's central city of Ramla.
According to Israeli media and a video circulating online, Ben-Gvir's black vehicle flipped over in an intersection while another car was smashed in front.
Ben-Gvir's office said his daughter and a driver were also in the car, and all three were lightly injured.
The minister is in good condition and conscious but is being taken to the nearby Shamir Medical Center for further treatment, it added.
Israeli media said that one of Ben Gvir's accompanying security vehicles also followed him through the red light but was not hit.
Ben-Gvir had been reportedly leaving the scene of an attack in Ramla. According to Israeli police and rescue services, early on Friday, an Arab assailant stabbed an 18-year-old woman in the city. The woman sustained serious wounds, and the attacker was neutralized. ■
Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
An Israeli police officer works at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police work at the site of a car accident in which Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light Friday afternoon in Ramla. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police and security personnel work at the site of a stabbing attack in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. According to Israeli police and rescue services, early on Friday, an Arab assailant stabbed an 18-year-old woman in Ramla. The woman sustained serious wounds, and the attacker was neutralized. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police and security personnel work at the site of a stabbing attack in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. According to Israeli police and rescue services, early on Friday, an Arab assailant stabbed an 18-year-old woman in Ramla. The woman sustained serious wounds, and the attacker was neutralized. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police and security personnel work at the site of a stabbing attack in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. According to Israeli police and rescue services, early on Friday, an Arab assailant stabbed an 18-year-old woman in Ramla. The woman sustained serious wounds, and the attacker was neutralized. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Israeli police and security personnel work at the site of a stabbing attack in Ramla, Israel, on April 26, 2024. According to Israeli police and rescue services, early on Friday, an Arab assailant stabbed an 18-year-old woman in Ramla. The woman sustained serious wounds, and the attacker was neutralized. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
