Car ramming lightly wounds two soldiers near Modi'in Illit, IDF apprehends suspect

Numerous security forces surrounded Dayr Qadis and are currently searching the area for the terrorist, the military announced. 

 Israeli police inspectors and bomb squad unit are seen at the scene where Israeli Border Police forces shot at a driver who allegedly attempted to ram his vehicle into security personnel in az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim, November 25, 2020. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Israeli police inspectors and bomb squad unit are seen at the scene where Israeli Border Police forces shot at a driver who allegedly attempted to ram his vehicle into security personnel in az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim, November 25, 2020.
(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Security forces arrested the suspected terrorist in the car ramming attack against IDF soldiers in the area of Dayr Qadis, near Modi’in Illit in the West Bank, the military said on Wednesday night. 

The IDF, in coordination with the Israel Police and the Shin Bet (ISA), arrested the suspect, who was transferred for further questioning. 

Two IDF soldiers sustained minor injuries and are receiving medical treatment. 

Following these initial reports, the IDF confirmed that a terrorist arrived in a vehicle at a checkpoint at Dayr Qadis, carried out a car-ramming attack, and fled the scene.

Numerous security forces surrounded Dayr Qadis and apprehended the suspect, the military announced. 

The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation.