Terrorists opened fire (Friday) at an Israeli vehicle near Havat Gilead in Samaria. One of the bullets hit the driver's headrest. He was not injured.
A sizeable IDF force has been sent to the area to hunt for the shooters.
A preliminary investigation reveals that the driver was traveling from Elon Moreh to Emanuel. Approximately one hundred meters after the driver turned towards Havat Gilad, a terrorist fired at him and fled towards Nablus. One of the bullets went through the windshield and the driver's headrest, but miraculously the driver was not hurt.
The IDF stated, "A shooting attack from a passing vehicle at an Israeli vehicle occurred near Kafr Tal in the area of the Shomron Regional Brigade. There were no injuries, but the vehicle was damaged. IDF soldiers are searching the area."
The head of the Shomron regional council, Yossi Dagan, arrived at the scene and received a briefing from IDF forces in the area.
The victim recounted to Dagan, "Another car made an abrupt U-turn, and I thought we would collide. The driver gestured at me as if to all what I was doing, then I heard shots. I drove away and called police. In the meantime, the other car escaped, "said the victim of the attack.
Dagan states at the scene: "We will not accept in any way the return of the terrorist wave we saw a few months ago. I demand from the senior military command, I demand from the outgoing government, not to repeat the mistakes of a few months ago, which resulted in bloodshed. I demand that the senior military echelon to close the checkpoints around Nablus now. These cowardly terrorists leave and return unhindered, therefore the checkpoints must be returned and military action must be taken against the infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority in order to prevent another wave of bloody terrorism. We will not be silent or give up the security of our residents."
MK Limor Son Har-Malech responded to the attack: "This shooting attack, which miraculously ended with no casualties, is a resounding warning bell of the dangerousness of the current containment policy. After weeks of terror with stones and Molotov cocktails on the road near Havat Gilad that met with a weak response, the terrorists decided to step up. The security establishment must launch a determined and comprehensive operation, until the result of zero terrorist incidents is achieved."