A female soldier was lightly wounded on Monday evening in a car-ramming attack on Highway 35, near the Judea Junction in the Hebron area.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said, "Following the report that was received regarding a ramming attack at Judea Junction, a terrorist accelerated in his vehicle toward IDF soldiers, and injured a female IDF soldier. The soldier was evacuated to the hospital to receive medical treatment, and her family has been notified."
It added that the soldiers responded with live fire toward the terrorist, a hit was identified, and a pursuit after him had begun.
The soldiers conducted extended searches and set up roadblocks in the area in order to locate the terrorist. After several hours, the terrorist was eliminated as he tried to carry out a second ramming attack.
Earlier this week, another attack occurred near the Samaria Crossing checkpoint on Highway 5, when a terrorist hurled an iron rod at a vehicle belonging to a central-Israel resident - the rod became embedded in the windshield.
The driver, who suffered from anxiety, was treated by Magen David Adom and released home. Merav, who was in the damaged vehicle and sitting beside the driver, recounted: “We left Kedumim toward Petah Tikva. Three minutes before the Shomron Crossing, we heard a boom. At that moment I didn’t understand what was happening. We reached the checkpoint and forces arrived there.”
The IDF launched searches for the perpetrator, and soldiers from the Ephraim Brigade raided the village of Mas-ha, removed cameras, and collected evidence. The object thrown at the vehicle was taken to the police for forensic testing.
The Shin Bet is also involved in the investigation. A security source said: “The police, through intelligence and investigative efforts in cooperation with the Shin Bet, will use every tool available - including the forensic laboratories - to bring about the arrest of those responsible for the terror attack.”