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The scene of the suspected attack at Karkur Junction, on Thursday. Credit: Amir Levy. Published by Haaretz

Jamil Fuad Zayyoud. Published by IMEMC News
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A preliminary investigation shows the driver first hit those who were standing in a bus station at the junction, while driving fast in the direction of the next junction – where he crashed into a police car, and was arrested

by Josh Breiner, Chen Maanit, and Ido Efrati for Haaretz
Feb 27, 2025 5:13 pm IST

Fourteen people were wounded, including a 17-year-old who was left in critical condition, in a ramming attack at a bus stop in Karkur Junction in northern Israel on Thursday. Two people, aged 19 and 60, were seriously wounded. One person was moderately wounded and five were lightly wounded, while another five were treated for anxiety. The suspect was shot to death at the scene.

The police said the driver was a 53-year-old Palestinian from near Jenin in the West Bank who was staying in Israel illegally. He was married to an Israeli citizen.

According to an examination by Haaretz, he was indicted in 2021 for driving without a license. Two years later, a plea agreement was approved in his case. He was given a 1,000-shekel ($280) fine and a suspended disqualification from holding a driver's license.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the driver first hit those who were standing in a bus stop at the junction, while driving fast in the direction of Gan Shmuel Junction, where he crashed into a police car. Police Commissioner Danny Levy visited the scene and said that after the driver crashed into the patrol car, he got out of his vehicle with a screwdriver. "We are approaching the month of Ramadan," Levy said. "If anyone tries to cause harm or disrupt the holiday with [attacks], we are prepared to handle it."

Eli Bin, director general of Magen David Adom emergency services, said the wounded at the scene were far apart from each other, either because they were running away or because they were hit by the car.

Maya, an eyewitness who spoke to Haaretz, said she saw a large black vehicle moving toward the bus stop in the junction and hitting people who were standing in it. "We ran, it was a big mess, he just came straight at all the people at the stop," she said. According to her, "it was clear he came with intention, and drove as fast as he could, then moved on."

Hamas said in a statement after the ramming: "The attack sends a message that in the West Bank, within the Green Line and all over the land of Palestine, there are resistance fighters who will not give up their rights, and the resistance will continue until the occupation is finished in all our lands."

Last week, two explosions took place on three different buses in the southern Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam, with no casualties reported, in an attempted terrorist attack.

Additionally, an explosive device was found on a bus in the nearby city of Holon, and it was subsequently neutralized. Tel Aviv light rail lines were shut down due to the explosions. Two Israelis were detained in connection with the incident.
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One Palestinian Killed, 14 Israelis Injured, One Critically, Near Haifa

by IMEMC News
Feb 28, 2025

Israeli sources reported on Thursday that fourteen Israelis were injured, one critically, in a “car-ramming” attack near Haifa. Among the wounded were two police officers. The driver, a Palestinian from Jenin, was shot and killed.

The Israeli Army Radio stated that a car rammed into a group of people at Karkur intersection, injuring fourteen individuals, including one in critical condition and two with serious injuries.

Other reports from Israeli Channel 12 mentioned that eight people were injured, three seriously, and added that the police “neutralized” the assailant without revealing his identity. Israeli Channel 13 confirmed that two of the wounded were police officers.

The Israeli Magen David Adom emergency service reported that some of the wounded received treatment at the scene, while others were transported to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Haifa.

The Israeli Jewish Telegraph noted that a 17-year-old girl was critically injured, and twelve other Israelis were also injured.

The driver, identified as a Palestinian from Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, was reportedly “illegally living in Israel” and was fatally shot by police officers when he “exited the car carrying a screwdriver.”

According to the Shirin Observatory, the Palestinian was identified as Jamil Fuad Zayyoud, 53.

Some Israeli sources suggested that he carried out the attack to avenge his brother, who was injured two weeks earlier by Israeli soldiers during a military offensive in Jenin.

Additionally, on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces assassinated a young man during their invasion of Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, according to security sources. The forces detained his body.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the killing of Mahmoud Ibrahim Sanaqra, 25, by occupation forces’ bullets in Balata refugee camp.

On Wednesday, a Palestinian young man succumbed to wounds he sustained two months ago after an Israeli airstrike in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

The army continued its aggression against Tulkarem city and the Tulkarem refugee camp for 31 days, and the Nur Shams refugee camp for 18 days.

Media sources said that the young man, Abdul Rahman Khaled Nawwas, 20, was pronounced dead on Wednesday evening, at the Istishari Hospital in Ramallah, where he was receiving treatment.

Sources added that Nawwas sustained missile fragments injuries to the head and chest on December 24, 2024, when an armed Israeli drone fired missiles into the center of the Nur Shams refugee camp, wounding three Palestinian young men, including Nawas.

Also Wednesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child while he was in the vicinity of the Apartheid Wall in Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that occupation forces shot the child, Hamed Fadl Muwafi, 17, in the head with live rounds, on Wednesday afternoon, while he was near the separation wall, built on Palestinian lands in Qalqilia city.

Since the beginning of the year, Israeli occupation forces have killed 93 Palestinians, including 16 children, in various regions of the occupied West Bank. According to the Shireen Observatory, Israeli forces have killed 41 citizens in Jenin, 18 in Tubas, 14 in Tulkarem, 10 in Nablus, 5 in Hebron, 2 in Bethlehem, 1 in Qalqilia, and 1 in occupied Jerusalem.