Terrorists hurl rocks at vehicle in West Bank, prompting search for attackers, IDF says

ByARIELLA ROITMANMAY 15, 2026 02:39The IDF identified three terrorists hurling rocks towards Israeli vehicles during a counterterrorism operation near the West Bank village of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, the military said on Friday. Troops of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit shot at the terrorists, who were aiming at cars driving on the Route 60 highway. One masked suspect was killed, and another was injured. The military began a pursuit to locate the two remaining terrorists.Rock-throwing terrorist injures childLast month, a 5-year-old child was wounded by shards of glass after a terrorist throwing rocks towards vehicles on Highway 60 shattered the windshield of his car. Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026. (credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)The IDF initiated a search of the Madama area in the West Bank, where the incident occured, to locate the terrorist responsible.