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Haredi Teen Killed by Bus Driver; Reckless Manslaughter Charges Filed

1/21/2026

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Naftali Zvi Kramer, a Haredi teen, was killed when a bus struck near Hasidic moshav Komemiyut in south-central Israel on January 20, 2026.
Police arrested the bus driver on reckless manslaughter charges.
Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of United Torah Judaism, described the incident as malicious, citing footage of the driver accelerating toward protesters.
Authorities said there is no connection to a separate January protest in which another Haredi teen was killed.

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Naftali Zvi Kramer, a Haredi teen, was killed when a bus struck near Hasidic moshav Komemiyut in south-central Israel on January 20, 2026.
Police arrested the bus driver on reckless manslaughter charges.
Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of United Torah Judaism, described the incident as malicious, citing footage of the driver accelerating toward protesters.
Authorities said there is no connection to a separate January protest in which another Haredi teen was killed.