Disabled Israeli Veteran Sets Self on Fire
An Israeli man set himself on fire in the central Israeli city of Yehud on Sunday, and was evacuated to Tel Hashomer hospital in serious condition.
The incident comes two days after the death of Moshe Silman, an Israeli man who set himself on fire during a mass social protest last week.
The man was a 45-year-old disabled Israel Defense Forces veteran. He reportedly brought a canister of gasoline to a bus stop in Yehud and set himself alight, when passers-by saw what was happening and put out the fire. The man sustained burns over 80 percent of his body.
Rescue services arrived at the scene, and evacuated the man to Tel Hashomer Hospital.
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