At least four Israeli occupation soldiers were killed and 15 others were injured on Sunday as a Palestinian ex-prisoner rammed a truck into a group of soldiers near al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Al-Manar correspondent in the occupied territories said the Palestinian attacker was martyred by Israeli fire during the operation. He identified the Palestinian as Fadi al-Qanbar, a former prisoner in the Israeli jails.

Israeli police said a truck with Israeli license plates veered from its course and rammed into a group of uniformed Israeli soldiers at a promenade in the settlement of East Talpiyyot, which overlooks the Old City of East al-Quds. A number of people were initially trapped under the truck, and three of the wounded had to be extracted from under the track using a crane.

Israeli police reported imposing heightened security measures in the Jerusalem area, and that investigations were ongoing.

The illegal East Talpiyyot settlement is also known as Armon Hanatziv, and is located just west of Jabal al-Mukabbir.

Source: Agencies