Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

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.

Dan Hadani, who documented Israel’s formative decades, reflects on a century of resilience, curiosity and rebuilding.
The World Jewish Congress offered prayers after a knife-wielding man, who reportedly said that Allah commanded him, attacked three women.
The thieves entered the building with a rope and took 13-15 items worth about $100,000, authorities said.
A State Department official said that there was “significant momentum,” citing a successful pilot-zone launch in Lebanon and the Lebanese president’s meeting with Trump.
The operation took place in and around Tulkarem, Qalqilya, Shuweika and nearby Palestinian Authority cities and villages.
Additional attacks over the weekend killed two terrorist commanders in the Strip.