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Two Israeli soldiers injured in car-ramming in Samaria

One was in a serious condition with numerous injuries, and another was slightly hurt, according to medics.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a Palestinian Arab driver ran over soldiers in Mateh Binyamin in the West Bank on March 4, 2019. Two IDF soldiers were wounded in the attack; the driver and his partner were killed. Photo by STR/Flash90.
Israeli security forces at the scene where a Palestinian Arab driver ran over soldiers in Mateh Binyamin in the West Bank on March 4, 2019. Two IDF soldiers were wounded in the attack; the driver and his partner were killed. Photo by STR/Flash90.

Two Israeli soldiers were injured on Monday before dawn in a car-ramming attack in Samaria, announced the Israel Defense Forces.

The IDF killed two of the attackers and wounded the third.

“IDF soldiers who stopped on the side of the road [northwest] of Ramallah were run over by terrorists,” said the IDF. “In response, the troops fired towards the terrorists, neutralizing 2 of them & lightly injuring another.”

Ambulances and a helicopter were sent to the area to assist the soldiers.

One was in a serious condition with numerous injuries, and another was slightly hurt, according to medics.

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