The Israeli army announced in a statement today, Tuesday, that two Israelis were injured in a ramming attack near the settlement of Gush Etzion, close to the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank, while the perpetrator was neutralized. Israeli Channel 12 clarified that the driver of the car, who carried out the suspected attack, was shot before being apprehended. The channel added on its website that the attacker also attempted to stab two other civilians, while roadblocks were being set up and villages were being surrounded and searched in the area.
The channel noted that the attack resulted in a 15-year-old Israeli boy being seriously injured, along with another person who sustained minor injuries. It is noteworthy that on May 7th, an Israeli soldier was injured in a ramming attack in Mount Hebron in the southern West Bank. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported a ramming incident involving an Israeli soldier in the city of Hebron, confirming the perpetrator was neutralized.
The authority stated on its website that the soldier near the ‘Khafar’ junction (Hebron) was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, while the driver was neutralized. The Israeli army announced earlier today that it received a report of a ramming attack in the city of Hebron, southern West Bank, and that verification of the details is ongoing. Yesterday, Monday, the White House issued a plan to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
According to the document titled ‘President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Conflict in Gaza,’ Gaza will be ‘an area free of extremism and terrorism, posing no threat to its neighbors.’
