Israeli occupation forces claimed on Monday that a speeding car attempted to carry out a ramming attack near Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, wounding a female Israeli soldier.
According to the army’s statement, soldiers rushed to the scene and sealed the road to traffic, searching for a vehicle they alleged had entered the city.
Israeli ambulance services reported that an Israeli woman sustained minor injuries on the bypass road between Tarqumiyah and Hebron.
The incident prompted a large‑scale military deployment, with forces closing surrounding roads and intensifying patrols in nearby villages.
Witnesses described heavy deployments of troops along the bypass routes, with soldiers blocking intersections and preventing vehicles from passing.
Local residents said the closures added to the already suffocating restrictions imposed on Hebron, where daily life has been paralyzed by checkpoints, roadblocks, and escalating colonizer violations.
The occupation army claimed the vehicle fled into Hebron, sparking a manhunt. Military units invaded several areas, removing surveillance cameras and interrogating residents.
Israeli daily Maariv reported that the injured woman was a soldier, a member of the Internal Front of the Israeli army, and added that she suffered minor wounds.
Israel Today stated that the army began closing roads in Hebron after the driver headed toward the city, prompting an extensive search operation.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the army believes the driver was likely shot and injured by soldiers who opened fire at the car, but he managed to leave the area.
Hebron remains one of the most heavily militarized areas in the occupied West Bank, with thousands of Palestinians subjected to constant restrictions, home invasions, and assaults by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers.
