A suspected ramming attack took place in the Binyamin region north of Jerusalem, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
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According to initial reports, the perpetrator – 45-year-old Rami Mamoun Abu Abid, a father of four from the nearby Palestinian town of Beitunia – ran over a 20-year-old female soldier, who sustained severe wounds. He was then fatally shot by police officers in the area as he tried to flee the scene. He had a work permit and was an employee of a local supermarket.
The attack took place not far from the town of Migron, just north of the capital. The victim was rushed to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center trauma unit in a serious, but stable condition.
It comes on the heels of a spate of similar attacks in recent weeks. Earlier this month, a ramming attack in Beersheba left one person in moderate condition after an Arab perpetrator slammed his car and dragged him for several seconds until he was thrown back to the pavement. This came a day after twin blasts shook Jerusalem in what was an almost simultaneous attack at a bus stop and on a bus in the northern part of the city. The bombs, which were apparently activated using remote detonators or timers, left two Israelis dead and about 20 injured. The perpetrators are still at large.
Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu sent well-wishes to the victim and said he "stood by the security forces who" short the terrorist.
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