The striker rammed his car into two young people and then got out and stabbed them until he was neutralized
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Two Israeli teenagers were injured on Tuesday in a combined terrorist attack involving vehicular ramming and stabbing at the Al-Khader intersection, on Route 60, south of Jerusalem.
The incident occurred around noon, near the checkpoint on the Tunnel Road.
The striker, identified as Mehdi Diriya, 32 years old and a resident of Beit Fajar in Judea and Samaria, rammed his vehicle into two youths aged 15 and 16 who were on the road.
After the ramming, he exited the vehicle armed with a knife, but was shot and killed by an IDF soldier who was in the area.
Soldiers from the Judea and Samaria Division after the attack
Magen David Adom medical teams arrived quickly at the scene. Paramedic Eli Eisenbach described the scene: "A boy about 15 years old was lying in a confused state, while the other was fully conscious. Both suffered injuries to the head and limbs. Civilians provided initial assistance until we continued treatment and evacuated them to hospitals."
The 15-year-old was transported to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem in moderate to serious condition, while the 16-year-old was admitted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in mild to moderate condition.
Subsequently, both medical centers confirmed that both are in stable and moderate condition.
The spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces reported that "a terrorist who carried out a ramming and stabbing attack was neutralized".
Troops were immediately deployed to secure the area, establish roadblocks, and conduct a search in the surroundings.
Although there were initial fears that there might be more strikers, this possibility was ruled out after a security review. As a preventive measure, access to neighboring localities was temporarily closed and some roads were blocked during the military operation.
The attack is part of a series of recent terrorist attempts against Israeli civilians in the region, in which there has been an effort to target the population in areas of frequent transit.
