Two Israeli soldiers injured in retaliatory car-ramming operation in West Bank
Two Israeli soldiers injured in retaliatory car-ramming operation in West Bank
M.U.H
12/11/202424
At least two Israeli soldiers have sustained injuries when a Palestinian carried out a retaliatory car-ramming operation in the south-central part of the occupied West Bank, amid heightened tensions between Israeli forces and Palestinians.
During a military incursion into the town of al-Khader, located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) west of Bethlehem, a Palestinian citizen accelerated his vehicle towards troops and breached a checkpoint, the Israeli army asserted in a statement.
The statement added that the suspect fled the scene, and troops launched a manhunt for the driver.
According to Hebrew-language media outlets, the two soldiers were injured in the limbs and head following the car-ramming attack.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces stormed al-Khader after the incident and closed it off.
Israeli forces imposed a tight siege on the town, and were firing live bullets at anyone moving there, the agency said.
On November 6, two Israeli settlers were lightly injured in a retaliatory car-ramming and stabbing operation near the illegal West Bank settlement of Shiloh. The Palestinian assailant was shot dead by an armed settler in the vicinity.
The Israeli regime's Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said at the time that it treated a 26-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy at the scene, before taking them to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in al-Quds.
Since October 7 last year, Israeli troops have detained some 5,250 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including more than 2,050 individuals affiliated with Hamas resistance movement.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, more than 716 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank during the period.
