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Palestinian Rock-Throwing Spikes on Busy Highways
(Israel Hayom) Hanan Greenwood - Rafael Cohen-Yigudaiev, a bus driver on the Kedumim-Kfar Saba line, told Israel Hayom that a large stone was hurled at his bus, narrowly missing his wife. "If I hadn't swerved in the nick of time, the stone would have struck the windshield, possibly injuring or even killing her. The shattered glass reached the back seats....I urge people not to sit near specific windows; it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt." In the past year, 24 buses operated by the Tnufa public transit company, which serves Jerusalem and the Samaria region, have come under attack. Some sustained such severe damage that they had to be taken off the road. As of early September, four drivers injured in these attacks had been granted medical leave. Hannanal Dorani, the mayor of Kedumim, said, "There is hardly a day that goes by without a car or a bus being targeted." He stressed that major intersections on Route 55 have become security hazards because they force vehicles to slow down, making them easy targets.