Stones were thrown Monday at public transportation in Jerusalem in two separate incidents, which according to police suspicions were driven by nationalist motives.

Stones were thrown at a bus traveling near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a wall. The bus driver suffered light injuries as a result of the crash while the rest of the passengers were not hurt.

Open gallery view Palestinian youths throwing stones at Israeli border police vehicles during clashes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan in 2010 Credit: Reuters

Meanwhile, the Jerusalem light rail also suffered a barrage of rocks, which shattered the windshield. No passengers were injured.

Following the incidents, Jerusalem Police began scanning the area in search of the perpetrators.

Rock throwing took the lives of two Israelis last month, Asher Palmer and his infant son Yonatan, who were killed in an incident in which rocks are believed to have been thrown from a passing car. Two Palestinians were arrested last week on suspicion of carrying out the act.