The confrontation near the soccer field ended in the hospital: "Deliberately ran over a person"

A violent dispute over parking after a soccer game in Shoham ended in a hit-and-run. A 21-year-old discharged soldier was arrested on suspicion of deliberately running over a person standing in front of his vehicle. The victim was hospitalized with fractures and underwent complex surgery. The court extended his remand by three days, taking into account the defense's claim that he felt threatened.

A violent confrontation that began as an argument over parking near a soccer field in Shoham, on Friday, September 11, 2026, ended in a hit-and-run and a serious injury. A 21-year-old man, a discharged soldier, was arrested on suspicion of deliberately running over a person standing in front of his vehicle. The victim, who sustained moderate-to-serious injuries, was hospitalized with fractures and underwent complex surgery. During a hearing at the Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court, the police presented a version according to which the suspect "stepped on the gas after seeing the victim standing in front of the vehicle" and deliberately ran him over. In contrast, the defense attorney argued that before the hit-and-run, the suspect was attacked by people who chased him, smashed his car window, and he tried to escape. According to him, it was an accident and not a deliberate hit-and-run. The suspect's father, who offered to serve as a supervisor, said his son served in the paratroopers in Gaza and Lebanon. Judge Avi Westerman ruled that this was a complex incident and extended his remand by three days, taking into account the lack of a criminal record.