Female attacker rams into soldier at Gush Etzion junction

Terrorist coming from direction of Jerusalem drives onto the sidewalk at the main West Bank junction, hitting one soldier and lightly wounding him; she was shot dead by troops posted at the scene.
Elisha Ben Kimon|
A female attacker tried to ram into soldiers posted at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on Friday morning.
The woman, who arrived at the junction from the direction of Jerusalem, drove onto the sidewalk and hit one of the soldiers, lightly wounding him. Other soldiers were able to get out of the way on time.
She was shot to death by soldiers from the Oketz Unit posted at the junction, and a knife was found on the dashboard of her vehicle.
The wounded soldier was taken to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center suffering injuries to his legs.
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Terrorist's car at the Gush Etzion junction (Photo: Fire Department)
Terrorist's car at the Gush Etzion junction (Photo: Fire Department)
Terrorist's car at the Gush Etzion junction (Photo: Fire Department)
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Knife found on the attacker's dashboard
Knife found on the attacker's dashboard
Knife found on the attacker's dashboard
The Gush Etzion junction is one of the main targets for terror attacks over the past five month.
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