Car Runs Over «Israeli» Soldiers in West Bank, 3 Assailants Shot

By Staff, Agencies

Several “Israeli” soldiers were rammed by a car in the occupied West Bank, the “Israel” Occupation Forces [IOF] have said. Two of the attackers were killed by retaliation fire.

The Official IOF account tweeted that “Israeli” soldiers “who stopped on the side of the road NW of Ramallah were run over,” without specifying the number of the soldiers or the extent of their injuries. The troops shot back at the three assailants who were in the vehicle, "neutralizing" two and lightly wounding the third.

Reports in “Israeli” media indicate that two soldiers were injured, one of them seriously. A helicopter and ambulances were sent to take them to hospital. The IOF also dispatched reinforcements to the site of the incident, some 10km northwest of the Palestinian city of Ramallah.

“Israeli” soldiers have been the targets of multiple car-ramming operations in the area in recent years, with the number peaking in late 2015 and early 2016. In November 2018, three were injured when a lone driver steered his car into their group as they were performing "engineering work" on the road. Another soldier shot at the driver, who later died from his injuries.