Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man on Thursday after a suspected car attack which injured three Israeli soldiers, a Ma’an reporter said.
Mohammed Badwan, a Palestinian from Biddu village east of Ramallah, allegedly ran over three Israeli soldiers on Route 60 near the illegal settlement of Shilo, north of Ramallah. An army statement said two of the three wounded soldiers “sustained severe injuries.”

Israeli soldiers opened fire at the car, with the Badwan said to be seriously injured after the vehicle overturned. Israeli forces “fired toward the vehicle in order to prevent the suspect’s escape, confirming a hit,” Colonel Peter Lerner told AFP.

Head of the Palestinian liaison office in the Ramallah and al-Bireh district, Nader Hajjeh, told Ma’an that Badwan’s injuries are very critical and that he is currently in an Israeli hospital under Israeli forces’ security. Palestinian security officials said Israeli forces later searched Badwan’s home.

Badwan’s family members told Ma’an that Israeli forces destroyed furniture and interrogated relatives during the raid. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Badwan as a “terrorist” and praised the army for its quick reaction.

Hamas did not take responsibility for the attack but praised it as an “appropriate response” to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Netanyahu said on Twitter:

“I’d like to praise the action of the (Israeli) soldiers, who reacted quickly and neutralised the terrorist.”

And Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said: “In the struggle against Palestinian terrorism we need determination and an iron fist against the terrorists and their dispatchers.” MAAN