Condition of Officer Seriously Wounded in Attack Improves

Jerusalem, 10 March, 2019 (TPS) -- IDF Captain Yisrael Meir Elitzur, who was seriously injured in a terror attack last week near the Arab village of Ne’ima, has made significant progress in his journey to recovery.

The Sheba Medical Center reported Sunday that Elitzur’s condition has improved. He is still hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

Elitzur, 28 married and a father of two, regained consciousness and has communicated with his family.

Another soldier was lightly injured in the attack and was released from the hospital the same day of the attack.

The attack occurred on Monday morning when soldiers who stopped on the side of the road northwest of Ramallah were run over by terrorists.

The troops responded by firing at the terrorists, killing two of them and lightly injuring another.

An initial probe of the incident showed that the terrorists were involved earlier in the night in throwing firebombs at Israeli vehicles. A search of their car after the attack revealed they had several more ready for use Molotov cocktails.