The driver who rammed his car into an IDF soldier in the southern West Bank has died of his wounds, the military says.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the driver accelerated as he drove his car toward a group of soldiers who were standing next to a military post outside the Negohot settlement.
The driver, whose name has not yet been released, struck one of the soldiers, wounding him moderately-to-seriously, before another serviceman opened fire at the car, killing the assailant, an army spokesperson said.
The driver has been taken to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
The incident took place on the eve of Nakba day, which Palestinians mark tomorrow May 15, the day after the Gregorian calendar date of Israel’s Independence Day.
— Judah Ari Gross
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