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IDF and Shin Bet Hunt Suspect After Iron Rod Strikes Car on Route 5

Security forces have launched searches using forensic analysis to identify the assailant.

Overview

  • The attack occurred Saturday night near the Giti Avishar junction on the Cross-Samaria highway when an iron rod pierced a car’s windshield close to the driver.
  • The three women in the vehicle continued to a checkpoint for assistance, and the driver was treated for shock, with the IDF reporting no physical injuries.
  • Troops deployed in the A‑Zawiya area within the Ephraim Brigade sector and carried out a raid in the nearby village of Mas’ha as searches and interrogations continued.
  • A security official said police and the Shin Bet will use forensic labs and all available tools to locate the attacker.
  • Shomron Regional Council head Yossi Dagan called the incident a terror attack and pressed for measures including cordons, curfews, and house-to-house searches.