JERUSALEM (VINnews) – A bus driver for Egged, a resident of Karmiel, was seriously injured after being struck by shrapnel in Kiryat Shmona, officials said.

The driver, described as a man in his 50s, was evacuated to a hospital in Haifa for treatment.

In a separate incident in the same northern city, a man in his 80s sustained light injuries from shrapnel and was taken to a hospital in Safed, according to emergency responders.

Both incidents involved damage at multiple locations, with authorities treating the events as resulting from explosive impacts. Investigations are ongoing.

מילן עמר מזירת הפגיעה בקריית שמונה: "נהג האוטובוס נפצע באורח קשה, הוא לא הספיק להתמגן"#משדר_מיוחד@amirivgi @milenmualem pic.twitter.com/krE4qgq4pV

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