JERUSALEM (JTA) — Four Israeli soldiers were injured in two car-ramming and shooting attacks in the West Bank.
Two Palestinians drove into a group of Israeli soldiers early Monday morning at a traffic junction in front of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, then exited the car and opened fire, injuring one soldier, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Soldiers at the scene shot and killed the assailants, the IDF said. The shooters had a pistol and a rifle in their possession.
A few minutes later, a second car driven by a Palestinian driver rammed into the soldiers at the same junction, wounding one, according to the IDF. Soldiers killed the driver as he attempted to exit his vehicle. He was found to be carrying two knives, the IDF said.
Two other soldiers were wounded in the attacks.
Two of the assailants were from Hebron and one was from a nearby Palestinian village, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported.
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