Terror Attack Kills 1, Wounds 3 at Gush Etzion Junction; Terrorists Killed

​GUSH ETZION JUNCTION — A combined car-ramming and stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction on Tuesday, has resulted in one dead and three wounded Israelis. Both terrorists were shot dead by IDF troops at the scene.

​The attack began when the two evil terrorists attempted to ram their vehicle into pedestrians at the junction. Immediately afterward, one of the assailants exited the car and stabbed victims.

• ​One man in his 30s: Stabbed to death.
• ​A 15-year-old boy: Sustained moderate injuries.
• ​One man in his 30s: Sustained moderate injuries.
• ​A woman, aged 55: Listed in serious condition at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem with gunshot wounds to her lower body.

​The two wounded in moderate condition were received by the trauma unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center and are conscious.

​According to an initial investigation, the two terrorists were shot dead by a reservist soldier from the Etzion Brigade’s 7491st Battalion who was guarding the junction. The military confirmed that multiple explosives were located inside the terrorists’ car, and Border Police sappers are currently disarming the devices.

​The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have sealed off the area, blocking roads, encircling nearby Palestinian villages, and carrying out scans to search for any additional suspects.

​The Yesha Council reacted to the attack, stating: “When the State of Israel silently enables a ‘path to a Palestinian state,’ terror raises its head again. We have said all along that it is either sovereignty or a Palestinian state; the government of Israel avoided sovereignty, and we are receiving a tailwind in the sails of a state of terror in the heart of the country