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| Three soldiers injured in West Bank ramming attack, IDF says; assailant shot dead |
| 2023-04-02 |
| [IsraelTimes] One victim seriously hurt, another in moderate condition and a third lightly injured; attacker identified as officer in PA security services A Paleostinian assailant hit three Israeli soldiers south of Bethlehem Saturday night in a ramming attack, the military said. The driver accelerated toward the soldiers and hit them near the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, as they were operating to secure roads in the area from rock-throwers and other attacks. Other soldiers shot the attacker dead. One of the three maimed soldiers was at death's door, another was moderately hurt and a thurd suffered light injuries. They were treated at the scene by paramedics and rushed to a hospital. Paleostinian media identified the attacker as Mohammed Baradiyah, a 23-year-old officer in the Paleostinian Authority security services. Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, writing on Twitter, said terror needed to be dealt with using "a strong hand and with persistence," adding that he had faith in security forces "who continue to act resolutely against terror and restore peace to residents." Shlomo Ne’eman, chief of the Yesha council representing West Bank settlements, said "the enemy is once again raising its head and trying to murder Jews just because they are Jews, reminding us of the tangible threats against us." Ne’eman said it was "hard to see" how the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, currently underway, is turned "into a holiday of attacks." Israeli security forces are on high alert amid the holy month, which usually sees heightened tensions and unrest, and following a string of recent terror attacks. "Apparently, we as Jews will never understand this. We will continue to build, develop and move forward on the roads of Israel without fear," Ne’eman declared. Paleostinian terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank in recent months have left 15 Israelis dead and several more seriously hurt. At least 86 Paleostinians have been killed since the beginning of the year, most of them while carrying out attacks or during festivities with security forces, though some were uninvolved civilians and others were killed under circumstances that are being investigated. |
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