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.