Terrorist Used Stolen Israeli License Plate in West Bank Attack

Security officials believe the car-ramming attack at the Beit Aryeh junction, which injured Neria Laiter, was premeditated. The terrorist, identified as Mahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Suleiman, 29, a resident of Beit Ur al-Tahta, acted alone and was familiar with the area near his home. He used a vehicle equipped with a stolen Israeli license plate, which allowed him to move without arousing suspicion. The license plate was taken from an Israeli vehicle that had been taken off the road four months prior.

Security sources stated that Suleiman, who was killed at the scene, had no known security background, did not possess a work permit, and should not have been within the Green Line. IDF and Shin Bet forces entered his village to question his family. The commander of the Binyamin Brigade, Colonel Anan Faris, praised the reserve soldiers who neutralized the terrorist and were present at the checkpoint during the attack, urging them to remain vigilant.

This incident marks the second attack of the week. On Sunday, the eve of Yom Kippur, Natanel Shkaron, 48, a resident of Ali Zahav, was killed in a shooting attack at the Ein Ri'a spring in Binyamin. Shkaron was at the spring with his teenage son when the attacker opened fire. Shkaron's warning to his son saved the boy's life. Shkaron is survived by six children. The terrorist, who was wounded by fire from a military tracker, was apprehended hours later by Duvdevan forces at a hospital in Ramallah.