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Two soldiers killed, 2 hurt in car-ramming terror attack in West Bank
2018-03-17
[IsraelTimes] Paleostinian driver hits 4 troops along road outside Mevo Dotan settlement, south of Jenin.

A Paleostinian driver hit four Israeli soldiers with his car Friday afternoon, killing two of them and seriously injuring the others, outside the Mevo Dotan settlement in the northern West Bank.

The military confirmed that the incident was a terror attack. The driver was injured and placed in durance vile
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
at the scene, the army said. According to Hadashot news he is known to security forces and has in the past been incarcerated for terror-related activities.

Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, welcomed the attack, saying it "proves our people’s readiness to continue the Jerusalem intifada." The Paleostinian Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
terror group also said it "commends" the attack and "calls for further attacks against the Zionist occupation. Paleostinian groups had called for Friday to be a "day of rage," in response to US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December.

The car-ramming occurred next to an army observation post along the 585 highway near the entrance to Mevo Dotan, approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Jenin.

Video from the scene showed Israeli and Paleostinian medics treating the maimed. The area was also filled with IDF personnel, who inspected the wrecked car, which was tangled in barbed wire.

One of the victims was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. A second died a short time later, after attempts to save his life failed. Two more were at death's door, according to the ZAKA emergency response organization.

The injured soldiers were taken by helicopter to Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Medical Center for treatment, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.

The driver was lightly maimed and taken to Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera.

A second Paleostinian man was treated by the Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy medical service. It was not immediately clear how he was involved.
A subsequent Times of Israel article adds:
The driver was identified as Ala Qabha, 26, of the village of Barta’a in the northern West Bank.

Haaretz reported that Qabha was released from Israeli prison in April of last year after completing a 17-month sentence, though there were no immediate details on his crime. According to Hadashot news he was incarcerated for security-related activities.

Paleostinian media reported that military forces searched the Qabha family’s home in Barta’a and questioned family members following the attack. Qabha’s brother was placed in durance vile
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, and the Israeli work permits of several family members were revoked.

Meanwhile Qabha’s family claimed the incident was an accident and not an attack, with one relative telling Haaretz that the young man was a painter, and had been on his way home from Jenin after buying supplies. "He’s not politically affiliated and doesn’t belong to any organization," he said.
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