Soldier injured in suspected West Bank car ramming attack

Palestinian driver plows into troops at junction south of Nablus, is shot dead

By Raoul Wootliff and Judah Ari Gross 31 December 2015, 12:24 pm

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The scene of Thursday's car ramming attack near the West Bank village of Hawara, December 31, 2015. (Twitter)

An Israeli soldier was injured Thursday in a suspected car-ramming attack near the West Bank settlement of Tapuah south of Nablus, the army said.

The attack took place at the Betot Junction between Tapuah and the Palestinian town of Hawara.

The soldier was lightly injured in the attack. He received treatment on scene from IDF medics before being evacuated to Petach Tikva’s Belinson hospital with wounds to his extremities, the Magen David Adom first-aid service said.

The army confirmed that the victim is a soldier.

https://twitter.com/IsraelHatzolah/status/682507373488025600

The soldiers were on patrol in the area when a Palestinian rammed his car into the troops.The driver was shot dead on the scene, the army confirmed.

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The attacker was named as Hassan Bazur, 22, from the village of Raba, outside Jenin.

On Saturday afternoon, another Israeli soldier was lightly hurt in a car-ramming attack in Hawara.

The Palestinian village, located near the city of Nablus, has been the site of a number of stabbings and car ramming attacks against Israeli soldiers, while the Tapuah Junction, just a few miles away, has been a focal point of attacks against Israeli civilians for years.