Palestinian tries to hit Israeli soldiers with tractor, shot dead: army

A Palestinian man who tried to hit Israeli soldiers with a small tractor in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was shot dead, the army said.


"The 35-year-old terrorist from Beit Ummar, northwest of Hebron, attempted to run over an [Israeli military] officer and soldier with a small Bobcat tractor," the army said, correcting an earlier statement saying the alleged assailant was driving a car.

The troops ordered the driver to halt, but "the terrorist turned around and continued driving with the intention to attack nearby civilians," it said in a statement.

A soldier on a nearby roof who saw what was happening then "fired at the terrorist, who was killed", it said.
  [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
 2/6/18