Car ramming, stabbing attack in West Bank kills one, injures three

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -One man was killed and three others were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military and ambulance service said, in what Israeli authorities described as a terror attack.

The military said in a statement two attackers were also killed by soldiers, but did not provide further details. It said that explosive materials were found in the vehicle used by the attackers, which were “being neutralized by Israel Border Police bomb disposal specialists.”

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

The attack took place between Bethlehem and Hebron at a junction that is a traffic hub at the entrance to a cluster of Israeli settlements known as the Etzion bloc.

The Israeli ambulance service said a 30-year-old man died of a stab wound. A woman was in serious condition, while a man and boy were in moderate condition.

The attack comes against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, where a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has held since October 10. In the West Bank, Palestinians have faced tightened military restrictions and a surge in violent attacks by Jewish settlers.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer, Alex Cornwell and Howard Goller; Editing by Alex Richardson and Ros Russell)