A Palestinian slammed his car into the Biddu checkpoint near Jerusalem on Saturday, lightly injuring a woman in her 40s.
“The suspect exited the vehicle and fled on foot toward the village of Biddu. Border Police officers at the checkpoint pursued him, fired warning shots into the air, and apprehended him,” the Israel Police said in a statement cited by Ynet.
“None of our forces were injured. The suspect was arrested and transferred for further investigation by the security forces,” the statement added.
The injured woman was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem by a Magen David Adom team.
She was reportedly inside her vehicle at the checkpoint in the Binyamin region of Samaria when the attacker’s car struck her from behind, causing injuries to her head and limbs.
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday foiled a car-ramming attack at the Bell checkpoint in Samaria, which connects Palestinian areas including Ramallah to one of the two major Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highways, Route 443.
Two attackers arrived at the crossing in the Binyamin region of Samaria and tried to run over soldiers, the military said. One of the assailants, who was armed, exited the vehicle and attempted to fire at the troops, who then shot and killed him. The second attacker was apprehended by Israeli forces. No IDF personnel were injured.
On Tuesday, two Israeli teens were injured, including one moderately to seriously, in a terrorist attack on the Route 60 highway in the Gush Etzion region of Judea.
According to Ynet, the terrorist drove his car over Israelis gathered at a hitchhiking station. He then exited the vehicle and attempted to stab them. The terrorist was neutralized by an armed civilian at the scene.
