A terrorist ramming attack occurred on Wednesday evening adjacent to Deir Qaddis, in the West Bank, the IDF reported. The suspect was neutralized at the scene as he attempted to escape.
During the attack, a female IDF soldier was lightly wounded.
The soldier subsequently received medical attention.
"I was near the location and was informed of a serious accident," United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Meir Yaari said after the incident. "I arrived at the scene and found an unconscious driver who had crashed his vehicle into rocks."
'An attempted ramming attack'
"While treating the driver, we were told that he had attempted to carry out a ramming attack and was neutralized by gunfire, which caused him to lose control of his vehicle and become seriously injured," Yaari added.
Hamas celebrates attack
In a later statement, Hamas celebrated the attack, calling it "heroic."
"The ramming attack that occurred at the 'Hashmonaim' checkpoint west of Ramallah is a heroic act and a natural response to the continued aggression and massacres committed by the occupation," Hamas stated, adding that the incident demonstrated the Palestinian people's ability to "inflict pain" on Israel and combat the Palestinian Authority's recent security crackdown in the West Bank.
"Our people's resistance, their defiance of the occupation, and their targeting of settlers will not cease as long as the occupation remains on our land," Hamas continued.
The terror organization concluded by calling on the Palestinian people to intensify "resistance in all its forms."
"Indeed, it is jihad: victory or martyrdom," Hamas stated.
This is a developing story.