A Palestinian driver plowed his automobile into Israeli soldiers at two areas south of the West Bank metropolis of Jericho on Sunday afternoon, injuring 5 of them earlier than being shot dead, officers mentioned.
Police and the Israel Defense Forces mentioned the Palestinian attacker first rammed into soldiers near Nabi Musa, then continued driving and slammed his automobile right into a bus cease on the Almog Junction.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service mentioned its medics had been taking 5 victims, all in their 20s, to hospitals in Jerusalem.
Two had been listed in average situation and the remainder had been flippantly hurt, MDA added.
The IDF mentioned troops fired on the attacker following the preliminary ramming near Nabi Musa, however he fled and plowed right into a bus cease at Almog Junction, the place he was shot by a police officer and one other armed civilian.
The Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center mentioned the attacker had been delivered to the hospital in severe situation earlier than he died a number of hours later.
Security forces shoot a Palestinian man who rammed his automobile right into a bus cease on the Almog Junction, south of Jericho in the West Bank, October 30, 2022. (Courtesy: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
The attack got here hours after a Palestinian man carried out a lethal taking pictures attack near the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba on Saturday evening.
In that attack, Muhammed Kamel al-Jabari, an obvious member of the Hamas terror group, opened hearth at a Jewish father and son who had been purchasing at a Palestinian-owned comfort retailer, between Kiryat Arba and the adjoining metropolis of Hebron. He then left the scene by automobile and returned on foot a number of minutes later, and opened hearth on medics and settlement safety guards who arrived on the scene to assist the pair.
Al-Jabari killed the daddy, who was later named as Ronen Hanania, and wounded 4 different folks, considered one of them critically — a medic. A Palestinian man was additionally among the many injured.
The Palestinian perpetrator of a taking pictures terror attack near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank is seen in CCTV footage, second earlier than he’s rammed by a safety officer and shot dead by an off-duty soldier, October 29, 2022. (Screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
In the predawn hours of Sunday morning, Israeli troops mapped out al-Jabari’s house — step one earlier than its potential demolition — in Hebron. The Israel Defense Forces mentioned troops additionally detained al-Jabari’s brother over his suspected involvement in the attack.
The assaults got here amid heightened tensions in the West Bank.
In latest months, Palestinian gunmen have repeatedly focused navy posts, troops working alongside the West Bank safety barrier, Israeli settlements and civilians on the roads.
An anti-terror offensive launched earlier this yr and targeted on the northern West Bank has netted greater than 2,000 arrests in near-nightly raids.
It has additionally left over 125 Palestinians dead, a lot of them — however not all — whereas finishing up assaults or throughout clashes with safety forces.
The IDF’s anti-terror offensive in the West Bank was launched following a collection of Palestinian assaults that killed 19 folks earlier this yr.
Another Israeli was killed in a suspected attack final month, and 4 soldiers have been killed in the West Bank in assaults and in the course of the arrest operations.
