Two young women were seriously and moderately injured this evening (Sunday) in a car-ramming attack at the Gush Etzion intersection - towards Kiryat Arba.
A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured with bruises on her limbs, and a 15-year-old girl was moderately injured with bruises on her face. One person was injured at the scene.
The two received initial treatment at the scene and were later transferred to Shaare Zedek Hospital.
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The hospital said: "Two injured women from the car-ramming attack in Gush Etzion were brought to the trauma unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
""A seriously injured woman was transferred to the operating room. A moderately injured woman, conscious, was transferred for further treatment.".
MDA paramedic Moshe Benita and senior MDA medic Haim Sharabi said: "When we arrived at the scene of the attack, we noticed a lot of commotion and a vehicle near a bus stop. A 17-year-old girl was lying next to the vehicle, who was fully conscious and suffering from serious injuries to her lower limbs. We provided her with initial medical treatment at the scene, which included stopping the bleeding, and evacuated her in an intensive care unit to the hospital, where her condition is described as serious. Additional MDA teams provided medical treatment to another injured person, a 15-year-old girl in a minor condition who suffered a facial injury.""
A fighter from the Nachshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade neutralized the terrorist and eliminated him.
Many police forces from the Shi'ite district are currently operating at the scene, while medics from the "Arrow of Yehuda" unit provided initial medical treatment to the injured.
The forces isolated the scene and conducted searches to rule out additional suspects.
The head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Yaron Rosenthal, arrived at the scene and said: "A serious attack here at the Gush Etzion intersection. A terrorist tried to run over a group of boys and girls. We have a number of wounded. The terrorist was eliminated very quickly by army forces.
""Our hold here at the Gush Etzion junction began 100 years ago, we have known many challenges, today is also a difficult day. With God's help, we will continue our hold here on the good mountain of Gush Etzion.".
