One wounded in terror attack at West Bank checkpoint

The 49-year-old reserve officer, a father of seven, was given medical aid before being transferred to Sheba Medical Center in stable condition. 

 Scene of the stabbing attack at a gas station close to the Rantis checkpoint, December 17, 2023 (photo credit: COURTESY)
Scene of the stabbing attack at a gas station close to the Rantis checkpoint, December 17, 2023
(photo credit: COURTESY)

A reserve IDF officer was injured on Sunday evening during a stabbing attack at the gas station close to the Rantis checkpoint in the West Bank. 

Attempted stabbing attack at a gas station close to the Rantis checkpoint, December 17, 2023 (Security footage)

The 49-year-old reserve officer, a father of seven, was given medical aid by Magen David Adom paramedics before being transferred to Sheba Medical Center in stable condition. 

According to reports, the soldier was able to fire his weapon at the terrorist, wounding him. The terrorist was apprehended on Sunday evening after security forces searched for over an hour for him, the IDF confirmed.
He was named Rami Hamza Belot, a resident of Rantis, who has an employment permit in Shiloh in southern Samaria. Before setting out to carry out the attack, he wrote a will that revealed he was affiliated with Hamas