Car ramming

At least eight injured after car ramming attack, attempted stabbing in Italian city of Modena

He had been receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders, a source in the Interior Ministry said, without elaborating on the man's motivations or whether terrorism was a factor.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police work at the scene after several people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena, Italy, May 16, 2026.
German police in Munich, Germany, April 10, 2026.

Two killed after car hits bystanders in Leipzig, Germany, driver arrested

Police arrested the driver, identifying him as a 33-year-old man with German citizenship. They said there was no further danger.

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Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.

Driver rams checkpoint, hits patrol car, then charges IDF soldiers in West Bank

Police opened fire at the wheels of a stolen vehicle after the driver crashed through a checkpoint, struck a patrol car, and sped toward IDF forces in the West Bank.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV
IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank, April 12, 2026.

IDF searches for suspects following attempted ramming attack against soldiers in West Bank

The IDF said that no soldiers were reported as wounded after the attack, and that soldiers are currently searching for the suspects.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinian factions praise Jerusalem car ramming terror attack - report

Several Palestinian factions praised the Jerusalem terrorist attack as a "natural response to the crimes of the occupation in al-Aqsa Mosque."

APRIL 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a car ramming terrorist attack next to the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 24, 2023.

Jerusalem terror attack: Seven wounded in car ramming, terrorist killed

The terrorist was Hatem Abu Nijmeh, an east Jerusalem resident who was unknown to security forces but has a history of mental illness.

APRIL 24, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR, AARON REICH
The scene of a car ramming terrorist attack next to the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 24, 2023.

Terrorist in Tel Aviv attack used to work in a middle school in Kiryat Ono

"My son knows him, there are even videos of the kids making jokes with him," said one of the mothers of children at the school.

APRIL 9, 2023ByURI SELA/WALLA, YOAV ETIEL/WALLA
The aftermath of a terror ramming in the Tel Aviv promenade area, April 7, 2023.

Three IDF soldiers injured in suspected ramming attack in West Bank

The suspected terrorist was shot at the scene and police are investigating the incident.

APRIL 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a suspected car ramming attack in Jerusalem

Alleged attempted ramming carried out against judicial reform protesters

Israeli media reported that security forces with water cannons were en route to the Ayalon highway to disperse the crowds.

MARCH 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis demonstrate during "Day of Resistance", as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 16, 2023

Progressives, liberals alike perpetuate evil with moral ambivalence - opinion

See no evil: In what universe is there a moral equivalency between ramming a vehicle into people standing at a bus stop and a young person losing his life in a crossfire with terrorists?

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByARDIE GELDMAN
AFTER THE funeral, a mourner crouches at the grave of six-year-old Yaakov Israel Pally, killed in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

14 Days: Terror tragedies

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Members of an IDF team search for earthquake survivors in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on February 10.

New York U-Haul truck strikes pedestrians, driver arrested by NYPD

The truck driver also struck three men on mopeds who suffered minor injuries, WABC-TV reported.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
A tugboat passes the midtown Manhattan skyline on the Hudson River in the early morning in New York City

Jerusalem ramming: The world speaks out against killing of child, 20-year-old

Politicians around the world and foreign ambassadors in Israel condemned the terror attack in Jerusalem on Friday.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rescue and Police at the scene of the deadly car-ramming attack near the Ramot junction, in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023.

Ben-Gvir to police: Prepare for ‘Defensive Shield 2’ in east Jerusalem

The National Security Minister announced a major operation in east Jerusalem to battle terrorism.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends Knesset committee meeting in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 5, 2023