Itongadol.- A terrorist was killed late Monday night after he attempted to attack soldiers stationed at Tapuach Junction in the West Bank. One soldier was light-to-moderately wounded in his leg during the gunfire exchange and was evacuated to Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
An initial investigation revealed that an assailant armed with a gun approached the Border Guard station at the junction and opened fire on the soldiers. A Border Guard soldier and a Nahal Brigade soldier charged towards the terrorist and hit him. A Border Guard soldier was wounded in his leg by a bullet. IDF reinforcements were deployed to the scene.
IDF Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Benny Gantz also arrived at the scene, as he was only a few kilometers from where the incident occurred on an operational activity. Gantz spoke to the soldiers and Border Guard personnel who were involved in the event.
Avraham Greenshefen, an eyewitness, told Ynet: "I saw an Arab man lying on the ground. His vehicle was parked next to the Border Guard station. A soldier ran to our window with a gun and told us to leave the place quickly. Afterwards more forces arrived to clear the area."
Last Friday, a 19-year-old Palestinian was arrested at the junction for attempting a suicide bombing. A Border Guard force identified the man when he arrived at the junction wearing a long coat and acting suspiciously.
Border Guard sappers successfully disarmed an explosive device found on his body.