Israel Police: Terrorist attack by ramming on Highway 443 - In the late afternoon hours, a traffic control team operated at the Bl checkpoint and conducted a routine inspection of vehicles in the service lane parallel to Highway 443.
Terrorist ramming attack on Highway 443 injures security forces member; attacker neutralized by IDF. Investigation ongoing.
At a certain point, a terrorist’s vehicle approached them at high speed and hit a security forces member. IDF forces present at the scene opened fire at the terrorist who tried to escape and neutralized him. As a result of the impact, the security forces member was seriously injured and evacuated for further medical treatment at the hospital. police officers from the Modi’in Illit station, traffic accident investigators, and forensic identification investigators from the Judea and Samaria District have opened an investigation and are currently collecting findings and evidence at the scene. The Commander of the Judea and Samaria District, Superintendent Moshe Pinchy, and the Commander of the Samaria Brigade, Colonel Avi Cohen, arrived at the scene and are currently holding a situation assessment with all the forces operating at the location.