[IsraelTimes] Body of alleged attacker pulled from burning, crashed vehicle after incident near settlement; Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw, praises ’new act of resistance’.
A driver attempted to ram into Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank settlement of Mevo Dotan on Tuesday night, the military said.
There were no serious injuries to Israelis in the incident in the northern West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces said. The driver, whose car went up in flames following an apparent crash after the ramming attempt, was killed.
Soldiers opened fire and "neutralized" the driver as he accelerated toward their guard post. The vehicle then crashed into a military jeep, causing both to catch on fire, the military said.
Two soldiers were lightly injured but did not need to go to a hospital for treatment, Army Radio reported.
An emergency services spokesperson for West Bank settlements said firefighters found the body of the alleged attacker inside one of the burning vehicles.
Paleostinian media identified the alleged rammer as Abd al-Aziz Hekmat Mousa, a 22-year-old resident of Marka, near Jenin.
Video from the scene showed firefighters hosing down two burning vehicles next to a concrete guard tower.
The Hamas terror group praised the alleged attack.
"A new act of resistance by mighty Jenin, whose revolutionary youth are responding to the crimes of the occupation," said Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasim, referring to the nearby Paleostinian city.
The terror group did not take responsibility for the suspected attack.
In March 2018, at the same military checkpoint, two soldiers were killed in a ramming attack. 
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