Scene of the attack
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IDF shoots Palestinian girl trying to carry out attack in Gush Etzion
16-year-old girl drove into bus stop at junction often targeted in vehicular and shooting attacks, prompting soldiers securing the area to open fire and wound her; none physically hurt on Israeli side, three treated for shock.
IDF troops shot and seriously wounded a Palestinian girl, 16, who attempted to carry out a terror attack at the Gush Etzion junction on Wednesday afternoon.
The girl, from Beit Fajjar, rammed her car into a bus stop at the Gush Etzion junction, where several people were waiting, raising the soldiers' suspicions.
Video of the car ramming attack
No one on the Israeli side was physically hurt, but three were being treated for shock, including a pregnant woman.
The car at the junction bus stop (Photo: Gush Etzion Regional Council) (צילום: מועצת גוש עציון)
The Gush Etzion junction has repeatedly been a target for vehicular and shooting attacks.
Israeli security forces are investigating the incident.
