Palestinian man arrested in West Bank with gun in car

IDF soldiers arrested a Palestinian on Thursday man after finding a pistol in his car in the northern West Bank, the army said.

The troops were searching the man’s vehicle at a roadblock near Tapuah Junction, when they found the gun. However, there was no ammunition in the car.

“The weapon has been confiscated and the armed man was taken for interrogation,” the army said.

Earlier in the day an Israeli soldier was killed and another lightly wounded in an car-ramming attack in the central West Bank on Thursday morning, officials said.

The Palestinian driver of the car was captured by the Israel Defense Forces, an army spokesperson said.

The victim was named as Sgt. Elhai Teharlev, 20, from the settlement of Talmon. The other victim was also a soldier, also listed as in his 20s.

The two victims were standing on the sidewalk near a bus stop when the silver Audi struck them at the Ofra Junction on the Route 60 highway, northeast of Ramallah, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.