
A Palestinian threw acid at a family of Israelis who gave him a ride in their car in the West Bank on Friday before being shot and wounded, the army said.
"A vehicle carrying a family with four girls picked up a hitchhiker" near a checkpoint outside Bethlehem and close to the Gush Etzion settlement area, the army said in a statement.
"The hitchhiker threw acid on the passengers, injuring them lightly."
The attacker exited the vehicle and was shot in the leg by a civilian and then arrested. It was unclear how seriously he was wounded.
Israeli public radio said a man and three children were injured in the attack.
The Israelis were taken to hospital, an AFP photographer said, and emergency services confirmed they had suffered light wounds.
The incident came at a time of high tensions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where a senior Palestinian official died in a confrontation with Israeli troops on Wednesday.
The Palestinian leadership blamed Israel for Ziad Abu Ein's death and has threatened a response, amid speculation the Palestinian Authority would suspend security coordination with Israel in the West Bank.
Israeli ministers have called for calm, and US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Rome on Sunday as part of efforts to defuse tensions.
GMT 10:31 2018 Thursday ,04 January
S. Korea well prepared if N. Korea attends OlympicsGMT 11:41 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Calls for probe into migrant death in SpainGMT 18:09 2017 Tuesday ,19 December
White House blames North Korea for cyberattackGMT 14:38 2017 Tuesday ,19 December
N. Korea weapons 'sprint' revives spectre of nuclear exchangeGMT 18:45 2017 Monday ,18 December
US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump's Jerusalem decisionGMT 16:37 2017 Monday ,18 December
Britain, France will back UN draft rejecting US Jerusalem moveGMT 07:32 2017 Thursday ,28 September
Trump says US captive in North Korea was torturedGMT 21:17 2017 Wednesday ,10 May
Israel demolishes five Palestinian houses in Negev's Saawah villageMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor