Nine settlers injured in ramming operation west of Tulkarm, West Bank
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Nine Israeli soldiers were injured in a car-ramming operation at Hasharon Junction near Kfar Yona, west of Tulkarm, amid escalating Israeli raids into cities and towns in the West Bank.
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Israeli police tape blocks off the site of an operation that killed an Israeli man at the West Bank Gush Etzion junction, on July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Nine Israeli settlers were injured, some critically, in a car ramming operation that took place on Thursday morning at the Hasharon Junction, near the town of Kfar Yona, west of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli media reported that those wounded in the attack were occupation soldiers who had been stationed at the Kfar Yona bus station, and the driver of the vehicle fled the scene immediately after carrying out the operation.
According to Channel 12, a vehicle rammed into a group of soldiers at the station before fleeing the scene, prompting Israeli occupation police to launch a comprehensive investigation and manhunt.
In response, occupation authorities raised the security alert level in Kfar Yona and surrounding areas, as Israeli forces carried out extensive search operations to locate the individual behind the operation.
Israeli forces launch search in Tulkarm
Israeli media reported that occupation forces began pursuing the involved person near the Beit Lid junction, west of Tulkarm. A helicopter was deployed to assist in the search.
Channel 12 quoted an Israeli police spokesperson confirming that both the vehicle used in the attack and the getaway car had been located, suggesting that two separate vehicles were involved, one to carry out the attack and another to facilitate the escape.
Occupation forces closed multiple checkpoints across the northern West Bank to block any escape route toward nearby Palestinian areas, while Israeli forces also deployed additional units around the area of the incident.
Escalations across the West Bank
This operation comes amid a surge in individual resistance operations across the occupied territories, particularly in the West Bank, where tensions have been intensifying due to the continued aggression on the Gaza Strip and the repeated Israeli raids on Palestinian towns and cities.
The operation adds to a growing pattern of operations carried out in recent months, many of which have targeted occupation forces and infrastructure across various fronts.
Escalating Israeli raids in Areeha, Nablus, Jenin, and other parts of the West Bank have fueled widespread anger and resistance, contributing to the increased frequency of retaliatory actions.
Earlier today, two young Palestinians were martyred and dozens detained during a large-scale West Bank raid carried out by Israeli occupation forces, igniting confrontations and violent clashes across multiple Palestinian towns and refugee camps.
Since early Thursday, Israeli occupation forces have intensified their operations across the occupied West Bank, simultaneously targeting several areas. In the town of al-Khadr, south of Beit Lahm, Ahmad Ali Salah and Mohammad Khaled Issa were martyred during confrontations with occupation troops.
The aggressive West Bank raid comes just one day after the Knesset approved a motion calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. The 71-13 vote, while non-binding, signals growing institutional support within “Israel” for the formal application of Israeli authority over Palestinian land, including the Jordan Valley and other areas already under military occupation.
The motion, pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and originally proposed by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, was condemned by Palestinian officials as a direct violation of international law and a threat to the viability of a future Palestinian state. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that such actions amount to de facto annexation and institutionalize apartheid in the West Bank.
