A driver reportedly attempted to run over police officers at a planned checkpoint near Hebron, then fled into the West Bank, according to The Jerusalem Post. No injuries were reported.
Police officers conducting a checkpoint operation near Hebron were targeted in a suspected car-ramming attempt on Friday afternoon. The driver accelerated toward the officers and then fled into the West Bank, according to The Jerusalem Post. No injuries were reported, and the suspect remains at large.
The incident is the latest in a series of similar attempted car-ramming attacks at West Bank checkpoints in recent weeks. Earlier today, a separate suspected ramming was reported at the Tarqumiya crossing, where the suspect was detained. Over the past month, The Zioneer has reported on attempted rammings at the Hashmonaim, Tzufim, Hizma, and Tel Aviv checkpoints, among others.
The circumstances of the Hebron incident remain under investigation. Security forces are conducting searches for the suspect.
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