IDF says soldier slightly wounded in West Bank car-ramming, assailant in serious condition

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An IDF soldier was slightly wounded in a car-ramming attack near the West Bank town of Dayr Qadis this evening, the military says.

According to the IDF, the Palestinian assailant accelerated his vehicle toward troops operating in the town. The IDF says that as he tried to flee, the soldiers opened fire at him.

One servicewoman was injured in the incident, and she was treated at the scene, the army says. She did not require hospitalization.

The assailant is listed in serious condition, according to first responders.

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