Border Police officer thwarts car bomb in Gus
Border Police officer thwarts car bomb in GusIsrael Police

Israeli Police have released dramatic CCTV footage of the moment a Border Police officer thwarted a major terrorist attack by hurling himself into a car packed with explosives to apprehend a fleeing terrorist.

The occurred last week, after a vehicle drew the suspicion of police at a checkpoint in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem. After being flagged down and initially stopping, the nervous-looking driver attempted to escape, driving off with Border Police Commander Yeshurun Zoran still half inside the car.

Watch - Brave Border Police officer thwarts car bombing:

Yeshurun succeeded in apprehending the driver, hauling him from the moving vehicle.

He described what happened in an exclusive interview with Arutz Sheva:

Watch - Footage from the scene: