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(August 31, 2023 / JNS) An Israeli was killed and five others injured on Thursday morning when a Palestinian terrorist rammed them with a truck at the Maccabim Crossing along Route 443, close to the central city of Modi’in. Three of the victims, all in their 20s, were treated by Magen David Adom emergency medical […]
A Palestinian rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers near a checkpoint between Israel and the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one before being shot dead, Israeli officials said.Violence linked to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has surged since early this year, and Thursday's attack comes a day after a 14-year-old Palestinian stabbed a civilian at a tram station in Jerusalem.The truck driver was a 41-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank with a work permit for Israel, Avi Biton, head of police central command, told reporters at the scene of the attack.
The mother, who is the main suspect in the case, was arrested at the scene.
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The prosecution decided earlier this week not to charge the driver with homicide, saying the accident was "unavoidable."