The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy. Israel's military soon after began amassing troops near the Palestinian town of Qabatiya, where Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the suspect was from. It's common practice for Israel to launch raids in the West Bank towns that attackers come from or demolish homes belonging to the attackers' families. The Palestinian man went to hospital for checks after the attack, but was unhurt and is now at home. More than 1,000 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank between Oct. 7, 2023, and Oct. 17, 2025, mostly in operations by security forces and some by settler violence, according to the UN.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2025 17:20 UTC