Israeli man taken to hospital after self-immolation

The 21-year-old set himself on fire in an apartment building in the Sanhedria community, on Monday.

The motives behind the act were not immediately clarified.

Since July, at least two Israelis died from self-immolation in protest against social injustice and the high costs of living.

An 80-year-old woman self-immolated in her home in al-Quds in August.

A 40-year-old and a second Israeli in his 50’s attempted to set themselves on fire in protest against the Tel Aviv regime’s economic policies, before police forces intervened.

Moshe Silman, who died from his wounds a week after setting himself on fire, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a note, saying "the state of Israel robbed me out of everything and left me with nothing."

Also, 45-year old disabled army veteran Akiva Mafa’i died from burns sustained from setting himself on fire in a bus stop in the city of Yehud about 15 kilometers east of Tel Aviv.

    Prior to the protest move, Mafa’i read out a letter and accused the Israeli officials of “taking from the poor and giving to the rich.”


Hundreds of thousands of people marched and set up protest camps across the occupied Palestinian territories during demonstrations in the summer. Angry at the high costs of living and social inequalities, the protesters called for the resignation of Netanyahu.