Man Attempts Ramming Attack In East Jerusalem, Shot Dead By Israeli Police

Last Updated:November 07, 2024, 09:58 IST

A terrorist was neutralized after attempting a ramming attack in East Jerusalem's Anata

Police members remove a demonstrator from a protest against Israeli PM Netanyahu and his government and for the immediate release of Gaza hostages, in Jerusalem, Oct 28. (Reuters)

A suspect was shot and killed after he attempted a ramming attack in Anata, East Jerusalem, early Thursday, Israeli authorities said.

According to police, the driver accelerated towards officers and ignored orders to stop. Fearing for their safety, Border Police fired at the vehicle, neutralising the suspect. There were no reports of any injuries from the incident, the Jerusalem Post reported.

More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip. In northern Gaza, Hamas militants carry out hit-and-run attacks from bombed-out buildings.

Since its Oct. 7 attack into Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, Hamas has taken heavy losses. The recent killing of its top leader, Yahya Sinwar, was viewed as a possible turning point, yet the two sides do not appear any closer to a cease-fire, and Hamas, which still holds scores of hostages, remains the dominant power in Gaza.

The conflict has drawn in militants from Lebanon to Yemen, and their key sponsor, Iran, has inched closer to all-out war with Israel. But in northern Gaza, the war seems stuck in a loop of devastating Israeli offensives, followed by Hamas fighters regrouping.

More than 43,300 Palestinians have been killed in more than a year of war in Gaza, health authorities in the enclave say, and much of the territory has been laid to waste. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.

(With agency inputs)

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