Two Police Wounded During Car Chase with Bedouin Suspect in the Negev

Jerusalem, 27 November, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Two police officers were injured during a chase after a suspicious vehicle in the Bedouin dispersion in the Negev in the town of Hura after detectives identified a suspicious vehicle and its driver began a “wild escape,” endangering the lives of the officers and other road users as well as driving against the flow of traffic.

The officers pursued the vehicle and, at the end of a short chase, the vehicle rammed the patrol car and came to a stop. The driver, a Bedouin in his 30s, was arrested on the spot. The suspect never obtained a driver’s license.

This came as part of Operation “New Order” in the Negev, which was initiated to “restore governance in the Negev,” specifically when it comes to violent and organized crime in arab communities.

The officers were treated at the scene and were reportedly in mild condition.