A report was received Wednesday morning at MDA’s 101 Emergency Call Center in the Jerusalem Region about a fuel tanker that struck a pedestrian at a bus stop at Givat Assaf junction, near Beit El in Binyamin. MDA EMTs and Paramedics treated a man, 20, in critical condition. The victim was subsequently identified as Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal from northern Israel. He died from his wounds.
רגעי הדריסה סמוך למאחז גבעת אסף, היום
(שימוש לפי סעיף 27א לחוק זכויות יוצרים) pic.twitter.com/SgtEyQX7Xn— הארץ חדשות (@haaretznewsvid) September 11, 2024
MDA Paramedic Bosmat Lubiner reported: “We arrived rapidly on the scene, and saw a fuel tanker that had crashed into a bus stop. Nearby lay an unconscious man of about 20, with multi-system trauma. The terrorist was neutralized by the security forces.”
Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal, aged 24, from Nof HaGalil, a soldier from the 90th Battalion ("Nahshon"), Kfir Brigade, fell during operational activity in the area of Binyamin.
May his memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/nnxOyRnb0k
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 11, 2024
According to an IDF source, the terrorist was Ill Issa Abd Aljabar Dif Allah, 58, a resident of the village of Rafat near Ramallah.
Firefighters are isolating the area for fear that the truck was transporting dangerous materials.
