Name Released: Yosef Eisenthal a”h, 14, Killed In Yerushalayim Bus Ramming

The victim of Tuesday night’s fatal bus ramming at an anti-draft protest in Yerushalayim has been identified as Yosef Eisenthal a”h, a 14-year-old yeshiva bachur from the Ramot neighborhood.

Yosef was the son of Rav Shmuel Eisenthal, a rebbe in the Ohel Torah-Ponevezh Yeshiva in Ramot. He was also the grandson of Rabbi Uriel Eisenthal who served as the Rav of the Ramot 3 neighborhood.

As previously reported, Yosef was killed when a public bus drove into protesters on Yirmiyahu–Shamgar streets during a large demonstration against the draft. United Hatzalah paramedics and EMTs attempted to rescue him after he became trapped beneath the bus, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other protesters were injured in the incident.

Police have confirmed that the same bus carried out two separate rammings in the area. The driver, an Arab man who was arrested at the scene, has claimed that protesters were attempting to enter the bus. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing but have determined that the attack was not terror-related.

The death of Yosef has sent shockwaves through the Ramot community and the broader Torah world, where his father and grandfather were widely respected rabbanim. Further details are expected as the investigation continues.