Guard at Te’enim Checkpoint seriously wounded when hit by vehicle coming from Palestinian side; suspected assailant said ‘neutralized’
An Israeli security guard was seriously wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint early Monday morning, security officials said. The driver of the vehicle was shot and “neutralized.”
The incident occurred at about 1.30 a.m at the Te’enim checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The guard was hit by a vehicle traveling from the Palestinian side, the officials said.
Security forces at the checkpoint shot and “neutralized” the driver, the officials said. Hebrew media reports said he was killed.
Magen David Adom medics said the guard, 34, was in a serious, but stable condition with head and chest injuries and was conscious. He was evacuated to the Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv.
The incident comes just over a day after two Border Police officers shot dead a Palestinian assailant after he stabbed a Jewish civilian in a suspected terror attack near the Old City of Jerusalem.
The officers were questioned after video of the incident showed them firing several shots at the attacker once he was already lying on the ground. Police video of the entire incident that was later released showed that the officers did not immediately fire at the assailant, but did so only after he repeatedly lunged at them.
The two, who have received significant backing from the prime minister, police chief, and other top officials, say they feared he was still dangerous when they shot him.
As reported by The Times of Israel