Justice · Turmus Ayya attackTurmus Ayya stone attack: Window shattered in car carrying Israeli election candidateAired October 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTCWritten October 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A stone shattered a car window behind an Israeli election candidate.0:10Passengers ducked inside the vehicle, and Israeli police have opened an0:14investigation into the attack on their tour group.0:17Investigators still have to determine who attacked them and how many people were0:20hurt.0:20The group was traveling near Termas Ayah in the central West Bank on Monday.0:24Flor Hassan Nahom was among the passengers.0:27Police officers and Israeli soldiers responded after receiving a report that stones0:31were being thrown at the group.0:33Hassan Nahom was speaking in the front seat when another person warned everyone to0:36duck.0:37A stone struck the window behind her and broke the glass as people lowered their0:40heads.0:41Afterward, she stood beside the damaged car and pointed to the stone.0:44She said, all we were doing was going around this village, just looking at the0:47houses.0:48Hassan Nahom is number five on the election list of people of Israel, the right-wing0:53party also called Amshah Yisrael.0:55She's British-born, a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, and an international0:59advocate for Israel.1:00Former Israeli General Ofer Winter leads the party.1:03The broken window put passengers directly in the path of the impact and glass.1:07The party and the tour organizer both describe light injuries, but their1:11descriptions don't give a confirmed total and they may be describing the same1:14injured passenger.1:15People of Israel says people inside the car were lightly injured without giving a1:19number.1:19Regavim, which organized the tour, says one female participant was lightly injured.1:25Police and medical officials haven't confirmed an injury count.1:28Hassan Nahom said one passenger received treatment from Israeli military medics1:32after the group left the area.1:33Medical officials haven't confirmed that treatment.1:36It's also unclear whether Hassan Nahom herself was hurt.1:39Her presence in the damaged car doesn't settle which passenger suffered an injury.1:43Police opened an investigation after officers and Israeli soldiers responded to the1:48stone throwing.1:49They're collecting evidence and trying to locate suspects.1:52Their statement acknowledged a public figure among the group.1:55It didn't identify the attackers or give their number.1:57People of Israel identify the attackers as Palestinians.2:01The party says several people surrounded the car and threw stones and other objects2:05as the group left the village.2:06Regevim places the attack at the entrance to Termis Ayah and alleges dozens of2:10attackers threw rocks and tried to block the road.2:13Regovim says the delegation included pro-Israel influencers from the United States2:17and South America.2:18It describes the visit as a Hasburgh tour, meaning pro-Israel public diplomacy.2:23Hassan Nahom's advocacy work fits that purpose.2:26The group was visiting the area as part of that organized tour.2:29Regovim promotes the expansion of Israeli settlements and outposts in the West Bank.2:33The European Union sanctioned it in May among settler groups designated extremist2:37and violent.2:38Hassan Nahom responded to the attack by saying, Palestinian terrorism will not deter2:42us.2:43I will continue fighting for Israel's reputation around the world.2:45People of Israel launched in August, ahead of next week's election.2:49Early polls gave it about six of parliament's 120 seats.2:53More recent polls put it below the minimum vote share needed to win seats after2:56Likud attacks and a merger involving religious Zionism.2:59The party opposes the government's effort to write the ultra-Orthodox military3:03service exemption into law.3:05While supporting Benjamin Netanyahu's staying prime minister, Winter accused the3:09government of failing to protect Israeli citizens after this attack.3:13He also pushed back against Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, who called him on3:16the side of Palestine.3:17Winter said, a stone can kill, and it's time to stop treating terrorism as an3:21unavoidable fact of life.3:23He accused the government of relying on minor operations, arrests, and promises3:27instead of defeating its enemies, and demanded that it restore security.3:30Kari's criticism referred to a resurfaced five-year-old interview in which People of3:34Israel candidate Yosef Haddad supported a two-state solution.3:38Hadad has since disavowed that position.3:40Winter told his opponents to fight Israel's enemies instead of fighting his party.3:44Police are pursuing the people responsible for the stone attack.3:47They haven't announced an identified suspect, an arrest, or a charge connected to3:52it.3:52The injury total also remains unresolved, and police haven't announced a date for3:56their next 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