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Ramming attack marks 4th ‘lone wolf’ terror attack in past week
Two Israeli policemen and two border police were injured in a ramming attack early Wednesday morning near Kochav Yair in Israel's Sharon region
drove his vehicle into a group of police officers who had set up a checkpoint to inspect vehicles after a report of vehicle theft
where he exited his vehicle and attempted to stab a security guard
The security guard was not injured in the stabbing attempt and managed to shoot the terrorist
Two of the four police officers were evacuated by Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical services to treat their injuries
One of the police officers (24) was evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah with serious injuries
Another officer (46) was taken to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba
Both are in stable condition and expected to recover from their injuries
were treated for light injuries at the scene
MDA paramedics said: “We arrived at the scene and saw four injured people on the side of the road and on the sidewalk
A 24-year-old man was vaguely conscious and suffered head and limb injuries; a 46-year-old man was fully conscious and had head and limb injuries; and a man and woman were fully conscious
We gave them quick medical treatment in the field and evacuated them while continuing treatment on the way to the hospital
with one in serious condition and the rest
Avi Biton began a special assessment of the situation at the scene of the attack
“This is a 26-year-old terrorist resident of Tira who came with his car
ran over two Tira police officers and two Border Police officers,” Biton stated at the scene
“He continued driving to the Teanim crossing [near Eliyahu]
got out of the car and approached the security guards with a knife in his hand
strove for contact and eliminated the terrorist
Biton also said there was no apparent connection between the car thieves whom the police were searching for and the ramming attack
The attack marks the fourth such “lone wolf” terror attack in the past week
Israeli security officials have been on high alert throughout Ramadan
hoping to prevent an uprising in terror attacks during the month-long Muslim fast
Several Hamas and PIJ leaders called on Palestinians in Judea and Samaria
to increase terror attacks on Israelis during Ramadan
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel