Palestinian vehicle attempts to run over IDF officer in West Bank, shots fired

IDF identifies suspicious car leaving Ni'lin, passengers open fire.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN
Israeli soldier in West Bank town of Dura 370 (photo credit: REUTERS)
Israeli soldier in West Bank town of Dura 370
(photo credit: REUTERS)
An IDF unit overnight Wednesday identified a suspicious vehicle leaving the West Bank village of Ni'lin.
Passengers from the vehicle fired shots at the soldiers.
No injuries or damage were reported.
During searches for the vehicle, a second Palestinian car allegedly attempted to run over a company commander. The commander opened fire at the vehicle, which sped away from the scene.
The IDF said investigations were continuing in the area.
In September, Palestinian perpetrators killed two IDF soldiers in separate incidents in the West Bank.
A Palestinian sniper on September 22 shot dead  St.-Sgt. Maj. Gavriel Kobi, who was stationed at the Tut Atarek Junction, across from the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
Earlier that weekend, a Palestinian man lured 20-year-old Sgt. Tomer Hazan to the West Bank and murdered him.
In light of the incidents, former IDF Central Command chief Gadi Shamni expressed his fears  a new intifada could be in the works.
JPost.com Staff contributed to this report.