Police identified the driver as a Palestinian from Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and said he was shot dead. "It is a terrorist attack, a ramming attack," a police spokeswoman said. A wave of Palestinian street attacks, including vehicle rammings, has largely slowed but not stopped completely since it began in October 2015. Palestinian street assaults over the past 15 months have killed at least 37 Israelis and two visiting Americans. Israel says one of the main causes of the violence has been incitement by the Palestinian leadership, with young men encouraged to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Source: Egypt Independent January 08, 2017 14:48 UTC