Terror Attack Near Maavar Michmas / Kochav Yaacov

A terrorist was neutralized during an attempted ramming attack at the hitchhiking post on Road 60, next to the Maavar Michmas gas station in the Binyamin region, on Wednesday evening. The attack happened just before 7 PM.

The pickup truck smashed into the protective pillars around the bus stop where soldiers and civilians were waiting. The driver was shot.

A knife was found in his hand, in the car.

The Delek gas station is near the entrance to the town of Kochav Yaacov.

MDA is treating people for shock.

Maavar Michmas is not to be confused with the town of Maaleh Michmas, which is another 7 minutes down the road.