Jerusalem [Israel], October 31: An Israeli police officer shot and "neutralized" a Palestinian man who rammed his car toward Israeli soldiers at a bus station in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Israeli police said in a statement.
The car attack, which took place at the Nabi Musa Junction to the north of the Dead Sea, injured five Israeli soldiers, with two moderately injured and the other three sustaining light injuries, the Israeli army said in a separate statement, adding they all need hospital treatment.
The Palestinian accelerated his vehicle toward the Israeli troops at the junction and from there went on to another crossroad, where he rammed into more troops. The suspect stopped after his vehicle hit a wall of the bus station, according to the statements.
The Palestinian was seriously injured after being shot, according to a report by the Hebrew-language Ynet news site.
On Saturday, a Palestinian man armed with an assault rifle opened fire at Israeli settlers in the West Bank before he was killed by a security guard and an off-duty soldier.
The incident took place between the Palestinian city of Hebron and the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arab.
Sunday's attack, which is the latest in a string of attacks between Israelis and the Palestinians, comes three days before Israel's fifth elections in less than four years.
Source: Xinhua
