Israel Police Wound Palestinian Driver who Attacked Officers

A member of Israeli armed forces is seen during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, January 18, 2018. (Reuters)
A member of Israeli armed forces is seen during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, January 18, 2018. (Reuters)
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Israel Police Wound Palestinian Driver who Attacked Officers

A member of Israeli armed forces is seen during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, January 18, 2018. (Reuters)
A member of Israeli armed forces is seen during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, January 18, 2018. (Reuters)

Israeli police said an officer shot and wounded a Palestinian driver who attempted to run over and stab Israeli security personnel in the West Bank on Wednesday.

The Israeli military said the man attempted to ram his car into a soldier and a police officer at an intersection near the West Bank city of Nablus.

The police said in a statement that the officer shot the Palestinian after he came out of the vehicle and ran at the officers with a knife.

The soldier and the policeman were lightly wounded while the attacker was moderately wounded, the army said.

Security camera footage from the incident published by Israeli media showed a silver vehicle appearing to accelerate and collide with a parked police car.

Palestinians and human rights groups have frequently accused Israeli security forces of using excessive force.



More Than 50,000 Refugees Return to Syria from Türkiye

A boy cycles past buildings which were damaged during the war between opposition forces and the Assad regime, in the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A boy cycles past buildings which were damaged during the war between opposition forces and the Assad regime, in the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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More Than 50,000 Refugees Return to Syria from Türkiye

A boy cycles past buildings which were damaged during the war between opposition forces and the Assad regime, in the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
A boy cycles past buildings which were damaged during the war between opposition forces and the Assad regime, in the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Türkiye’s Interior Affairs Minister said Thursday that a total of 52,622 refugees have returned to Syria from Türkiye in the first month following Bashar Assad’s removal from power on Dec. 8.
Speaking at the Cilvegozu border crossing between Türkiye and Syria on Thursday, Ali Yerlikaya said that more than 40,000 Syrians had returned with family members while some 11,000 individuals crossed into Syria alone.
“The voluntary, safe, honorable and regular returns have started to increase,” Yerlikaya said.
Türkiye has hosted the largest number of Syrian refugees since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011 — more than 3.8 million at its peak in 2022.