2019 Gush Etzion ramming attack
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| 2019 Gush Etzion ramming attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gush Etzion |
| Date | 16 August 2019 |
| Target | Israelis |
Attack type | Ramming |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 |
In the afternoon of 16 August 2019, a Palestinian driver hit two Israelis, outside the Gush Etzion settlement of Elazar. An off duty policeman saw the attack and shot the assailant who later died in the hospital.
Attack
[edit]The perpetrator was speeding on Route 60 which connects the West Bank and Gush Etzion.[1] He swerved off the road near a bus station outside the settlement of Elazar and rammed his car into two people, crashing over the guard railing.[2]
A Hebron police officer who was on his way home after completing a shift noticed the attack and shot the driver as he was getting out of the vehicle.[3] He also recorded the terror attack on his dashcam.
Victims
[edit]The victims, identified as Nahum and Noam Nevis, were both from Elazar.[4]
Perpetrator
[edit]The Palestinian driver, Ala' Khader al-Hreimi, 26, from Bethlehem, had spent time in prison between 2014 and 2015 for unspecified violent activities. He later died of gunshot wounds in hospital.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Lazaroff, Tovah; Toameh, Khaled Abu; Dennen, Sydney. "Siblings rammed in Gush Etzion terror attack". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Video documents ramming attack". Israel National News.
- ^ Julian, Hana Levi (August 16, 2019). "One Victim Fighting for His Life, Second Victim in Fair Condition After Gush Etzion Terror Ramming Attack". Jewish Press.
- ^ "Two Israelis injured in West Bank ramming attack". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Two Israelis injured in West Bank car-ramming attack". www.i24news.tv.