Jerusalem, 15 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department (PIID) questioned a Border Police officer under caution overnight after he fired at a vehicle on Route 85 in Acre on Saturday.
The driver was seriously wounded and taken to hospital for treatment.
The officer is suspected of shooting and causing injury under aggravated circumstances. He was released following questioning to five days of house arrest.
According to police’s initial investigation, the off-duty officer was at the scene when he noticed a vehicle being driven in a manner he believed endangered pedestrians and himself. He claimed he felt threatened and opened fire at the vehicle. The driver fled the scene following the shooting but was later located and taken to hospital. The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.
