RAMALLAH, (The Palestine Information Centre)A Palestinian man was shot dead after allegedly carrying out a car-ramming attack at an Israeli military checkpoint near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah early on Thursday morning.
According to local media reports, a Palestinian in a big truck drove into a group of soldiers and Jewish settlers at a checkpoint close to Ramallah, leaving an Israeli soldier dead and five settlers injured.
Israeli forces arrived at the scene shortly after the reported ramming, opening fire at the driver.
According to Israeli media, the Palestinian driver, who is believed to be 41 years old, is from the town of Deir Ammar, close to Ramallah, and had a permit to work in Israel.
The Israeli army confirmed that the driver was “neutralized” following the incident.
The attack comes after a 14-year-old Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces in Occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday evening.
The child was shot near Damascus Gate and died at the scene before emergency services could assist him.
