A Lakewood resident traveling in Eretz Yisroel narrowly escaped serious injury this week after an Arab terrorist allegedly hurled a sharpened metal rod onto Route 77 near Teverya, smashing through the windshield of his moving vehicle.

The incident occurred approximately 10 miles past the junction with Route 6, on a stretch of highway familiar to many travelers heading north.

According to a passenger traveling with the driver who spoke to TLS, the metal object came flying from a hillside above the roadway and “went straight through the windshield.”

“With tremendous Siyata diShmaya, his hand was on the steering wheel in exactly the position that blocked it from hitting him directly,” the passenger told TLS. “Instead, it struck his arm, and he only suffered a minor injury.”

The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle despite the attack. Photos from the scene show the windshield shattered from the impact.

“It was truly incredible,” the passenger added. “A clear reminder of how much Hashem watches over us.”

B’chasdei Hashem, the injuries sustained were minor.

[HERE’S A PHOTO OF THE INJURY]