HY’D: IDF Soldier Killed In Ramming Attack Sunday

An IDF soldier was killed in today’s car-ramming attack in the West Bank, the military announced.

The slain troop is named as Staff Sgt. Inbar Avraham Kav, 20, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion, from Lotem.

During the attack, a Palestinian assailant driving a truck accelerated toward Israeli troops at the Jit Junction, hitting Kav. The soldiers then opened fire on the driver, killing him.

According to an investigation by the army, after being hit by the truck, the slain soldier was also hit by gunfire as the other troops opened fire on the attacker.