[IsraelTimes] Soldiers search the Halhul house of 17-year-old who injured two in Friday attack, encounter rock-throwing by residents.Israeli security forces on Saturday raided the home of a 17-year-old Paleostinian terrorist who carried out a car-ramming attack in the central West Bank a day earlier, Hadashot news (formerly Channel 2) reported.
Forces searched the home of the attacker who rammed his car into two people in Gush Etzion south of Jerusalem, seriously injuring one of them. The assailant was shot and maimed when he exited the vehicle and attempted to stab soldiers.
Some rioting was reported during the operation in the village of Halhul, with residents throwing rocks at soldiers. The troops responded with non-lethal means. There were no reports of injuries among the Israeli forces.
On Friday the army set up checkpoints around the West Bank town. The family of the terrorist was also detained for questioning, the army said.
| I'm not sure why the editors refuse to name the attacker, Az al-Din Kraja, 17. |