Residents of West Bank settlement Karmei Tzur told they can leave their homes, hours after terror attack

Residents of Karmei Tzur are told they can leave their homes, hours after two separate but possibly linked terror attacks in the West Bank, one of them at the settlement.

The Home Front Command says there are no longer restrictions on residents’ movement.

In the first incident, a car exploded at a gas station near the Gush Etzion junction. Troops dispatched to the scene shot dead a terrorist who had arrived in the vehicle and who attempted to attack them, the military said.

Two men were moderately and lightly wounded by gunfire amid the incident, medics said, likely as a result of friendly fire while forces shot the alleged terrorist dead.

In the second incident, a Palestinian rammed a car through the entrance to Karmei Tzur. IDF troops opened fire at the attacker. One of the members of the local security team, in his own car, crashed into the attacker and killed him. The guard himself was lightly hurt.

A short while later, the assailant’s car exploded due to a bomb planted in it.

Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.