Israeli killed in car ramming on West Bank

The Israeli army says one Israeli was killed and another injured when a Palestinian deliberately drove into them at a bus stop in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli army soldiers on patrol near a checkpoint in the Jewish settlement of Ofra in the West Bank.

(File Image) Israeli army soldiers on patrol near a checkpoint in the Jewish settlement of Ofra in the West Bank. Source: AP

A car driven by a Palestinian has deliberately rammed into two Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing one and injuring the other, the Israeli army says.

The driver was taken into custody after the incident near the Jewish settlement of Ofra, the army said in a statement.

Witnesses told Israeli media that as the driver approached a bus stop he accelerated and aimed the vehicle at two Israelis waiting there.
The death brings to 39 the number of Israelis killed in a wave of Palestinian street attacks, in which two American tourists also died, that began in October 2015.

At least 242 Palestinians have been killed in Israel and the Palestinian Territories over the past 18 months.

Israel says at least 162 were Palestinians who launched stabbing, shooting or ramming attacks. Others died during clashes and protests.
Photos from the scene of Thursday's incident showed the driver, bound, blindfolded and guarded by a soldier, seated next to his damaged car, in the undergrowth behind the bus stop. The vehicle had Palestinian licence plates.

Five days ago, Israeli paramilitary police officers shot dead a Palestinian after he stabbed three Israelis in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Published 6 April 2017 6:24pm
Updated 6 April 2017 7:11pm
Source: AAP


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