Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir had a car accident in the city of Ramla in central Israel. His car flipped onto its roof after the collision at the intersection, and the minister is in hospital with a minor injury, The Times of Israel (ToI) website wrote. Police said they are investigating the cause of the accident.
From the video taken by the on-board camera of another car, it can be seen that the minister’s sedan, in the footage driving in the opposite direction, he most likely entered the intersection on a red light, ToI wrote. The minister’s office said Ben Gvir was conscious and in good condition.
Footage from an oncoming car shows the minister’s black car slowing down at traffic lights and almost stopping. Soon, however, he starts to accelerate again, drives into an intersection, and another passenger car hits his right side head-on and flips it onto its roof. The minister’s sedan was followed to the intersection by a white SUV, in which the minister’s bodyguard was apparently driving; a pair of men in uniform ran out of the car immediately after the collision.
Ben Gvir is the boss of the ultra-nationalist party Ocma Yehudit (Jewish Power), holds the position of Minister of National Security from December 2022. In the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he supports the expansion of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories; he himself is one of the settlers in the West Bank. He also became famous for his anti-Muslim stances and harsh statements against Israel’s opponents in the Middle East; in recent months, for example, he has stated that he considers rocket attacks by the Shiite movement Hezbollah to be a declaration of war and called for a “frantic” response after the massive Iranian air attack on Israel on April 13.
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