Israel Defense Force soldiers shot and killed a suspect in the West Bank on Monday after, according to the military, he accelerated his vehicle toward them in a threatening manner, in the third incident to apparently target troops in the West Bank within less than 24 hours.

No Israeli injuries were reported in the incident, which took place near Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank.

A security source later identified the suspect as Abd al-Rahman Mahza Abu al-Rub, a junior officer in the Palestinian Authority’s Tulkarem police department. He held a rank equivalent to lieutenant.

The military, in a statement, said that al-Rab had accelerated toward troops stationed at the Einav checkpoint near Tulkarem “in a manner that posed a threat,” leading soldiers to open fire and “neutralize” him in response.

The Palestinian Authority health minister later confirmed al-Rub’s death, and said the IDF had taken away his body.

Earlier on Monday, the military announced that it had halted two separate attacks on troops, including another attempted ramming.

ارتقاء الشاب عبد الرحمن حمزة ابو الرب (مرتب الشرطة في طولكرم )من قرية جلبون شرق........

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