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Friday, May 15, 2026
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Friday, May 15, 2026
IDF arrests suspected driver in West Bank hit-and-run weeks ago that killed soldier
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Defense Forces announces it has arrested the suspected driver of a stolen vehicle that struck and killed soldier Sgt. Netanel Ayala, 20, in a hit-and-run earlier this month.
The suspect, a resident of Luban e-Sharkiya in the northern West Bank, is a man in his 30s.
He was arrested before dawn by soldiers from the Duvdevan commando unit and police officers from the Binyamin region, the army says in a statement.
He had fled on foot from the scene of the deadly crash, which took place at around 1:30 a.m. on May 3, on Route 60, near the village.
Ayala, who had been on a motorcycle at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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