Israeli forensic inspect a truck next to a checkpoint outside the Palestinian village of Nilin
Palestinian truck driver kills Israeli soldier in ramming
Hamas describes the ramming attack on a checkpoint on the boundary with the occupied West Bank as a heroic operation.
Thursday 31/08/2023
Israeli forensic inspect a truck next to a checkpoint outside the Palestinian village of Nilin
NILIN - A Palestinian truck driver killed an Israeli soldier and injured two others in a ramming attack on a checkpoint on the boundary with the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israeli police and medical officials said.
The driver was shot and wounded by troops following a pursuit between Maccabim checkpoint and the Palestinian village of Nilin, a police commander said. The commander described the driver as a 41-year-old who had a permit to work in Israel.
The Islamist militant group Hamas, which has stepped up attacks in the West Bank in a challenge to Israel and the internationally backed Palestinian Authority, described the incident as a "heroic operation" but did not claim credit.
The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen a surge of violence in recent months.