Woman killed and 17 injured after suspected car-ramming attack in Israel | Israel

A woman has been killed and 17 people injured in a suspected car ramming in central Israel, medics have said, as police arrested two Palestinians over the attack.

Police said the two suspects stole vehicles and ran over a number of people in different areas of Raanana, a city north of Tel Aviv, on Monday.

Footage from one of the sites showed a white car with its front crumpled against a lamp-post next to a bus stop.

Dozens of police and medics were on the scene at the cordoned-off street, and heavily armed security forces carried out searches nearby.

Medics from the Magen David Adom emergency service said 17 people were injured, including two seriously, with the rest sustaining less serious injuries.

Meir hospital near Raanana confirmed one woman had died. “A wounded woman who arrived in a critical condition after having been hit by a vehicle has died of her injuries despite our efforts to save her,” the hospital said in a statement.

Hospitals in the area said the injured included nine children, one of whom was seriously hurt.