It was a routine patrol for borer police in the Maale Zeitim (Ras el-Amud) neighborhood of the capital. Towards the end of the video one can see what a day in the life of these policemen includes, being targeted with large rocks from rooftops.

B’chasdei Hashem there are no reports of fatalities or injuries.

Just this week Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a special meeting including senior commanders of various security agencies to discuss the alarming increase in firebomb and rock attacks on Highway 443 and areas of the capital. The Prime Minister called for a zero tolerance policy to such attacks.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)