IDF officer severely hurt in car ramming attack, assailant killed

The suspect rams car into checkpoint and attempts to stab officer with a sharp instrument; Hospital says wounded is in serious condition and suffering from a multi-systematic injury, undergoing surgery

Elisha Ben Kimon|
An suspected terrorist rammed his car into a West Bank checkpoint on Wednesday severely wounding a military officer in his 20s.
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  • The suspect also tried to stab the Israeli soldier with a sharp instrument, before being shot dead.
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    תיעוד מפיגוע הדריסה סמוך למחסום מכבים בבנימין
    תיעוד מפיגוע הדריסה סמוך למחסום מכבים בבנימין
    Car ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint
    The wounded young man was taken to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem where he was set to undergo a surgery.
    The MDA received reports of the attack at 8:34am. Paramedics Ishai Rauchberger and Shira Malka said that "the wounded man was fully conscious and sustained wounds in his limbs."
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    תיעוד מפיגוע הדריסה סמוך למחסום מכבים בבנימין
    תיעוד מפיגוע הדריסה סמוך למחסום מכבים בבנימין
    Car ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint
    (Photo: Dror Ifrach, MDA)
    "We administered emergency treatment to stop his bleeding, and quickly evacuated him in a MDA intensive care ambulance, while continuing medical treatment, to the hospital."
    The hospital said the wounded man arrived at the trauma unit in serious condition and suffering from a multi-systematic injury. He was anesthetized and ventilated, and after an examination, would be taken into surgery.
    On Sunday, a terrorist from east Jerusalem ran over five soldiers in two different locations on the road leading to the Dead Sea, causing them to sustain moderate and mild injuries.
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