Two Israeli soldiers were injured Wednesday evening in a ramming operation in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported.

The media mentioned that a Palestinian man had hit two soldiers with his car at a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Deir Qaddis, west of Ramallah, before fleeing the scene.

The Israeli occupation military later announced detaining the Palestinian who carried out that operation after besieging the town.

عاجل| استنفار لقوات الاحتلال بالقرب من بلدة دير قديس غرب رام الله بعد إصابة جنديين بعملية دهس. pic.twitter.com/402hYTamyZ

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In response, the Hamas movement affirmed that the latest ramming operation sends a powerful message that resistance strikes are ongoing and intensifying in response to the Israeli occupation’s aggression and massacres in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

In a statement, the movement said the operation, along with previous ones, was the natural response to the Israeli occupation’s crimes and its plans for annexation, settlement expansion, and forced displacement, which it carries out and threatens to escalate in the West Bank.

Hamas underlined that the Israeli occupation’s arrogance and oppression would only be met with more resilience and resistance.

It also called on the Palestinian masses of the West Bank to continue all forms of resistance, target the occupation, and intensify confrontations with Israeli settlers.

On its part, the Palestinian al-Mujahideen Movement pointed out that the ramming operation reflects the growing anger and Intifada (uprising) among the Palestinian people in response to the ongoing aggression of the Israeli occupation, affirming that there is no safety for any occupying Zionist on Palestinian land.

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