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Haredi Youth Dies After Bus Strikes Protester in Israel

1/20/2026

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A haredi youth died after being struck by a bus while returning from a protest against autopsies on infants who died at a daycare in Israel.
Medical teams performed CPR but could not revive him, and he was declared dead at the scene.
Earlier that day, an 18-year-old haredi protester was injured by a car in Jerusalem in a second protest-related incident.
The Supreme Court ruled against performing autopsies on the infants involved.
Police arrested the driver responsible for the earlier incident.

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A haredi youth died after being struck by a bus while returning from a protest against autopsies on infants who died at a daycare in Israel.
Medical teams performed CPR but could not revive him, and he was declared dead at the scene.
Earlier that day, an 18-year-old haredi protester was injured by a car in Jerusalem in a second protest-related incident.
The Supreme Court ruled against performing autopsies on the infants involved.
Police arrested the driver responsible for the earlier incident.