A 62-year-old woman was lightly wounded Wednesday morning when assailants threw stones at her vehicle on Route 60 near the village of Sinjil in Samaria, according to the IDF and initial reports. Security forces imposed a blockade on Sinjil and are searching for suspects.
An Israeli civilian, a 62-year-old woman, was lightly wounded Wednesday morning when assailants threw stones at her vehicle on Route 60 near the community of Ma'ale Levona in Samaria. The IDF confirmed that soldiers responded to the report and that the victim was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Two vehicles were damaged. IDF forces have imposed a blockade on the nearby Palestinian village of Sinjil and are conducting searches for the suspects.
Earlier reports varied on the severity of the injury. A report from i24NEWS initially described the wound as moderate, but the IDF and later i24NEWS reporting assessed it as light. The Zioneer tracked the incident from the initial dispatch at 07:17 Jerusalem through the IDF statement at 08:08.
Stone-throwing attacks on Israeli vehicles along major routes in Judea and Samaria remain a persistent security challenge. The Zioneer has documented several similar incidents in recent weeks, including attacks near Hawara, Homesh, and Burin, underscoring the ongoing threat to motorists on these highways.
As of the latest reports, the suspects remain at large, and the IDF searches continue.
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