Israeli Teen Dies Following Car-Ramming Attack in Northern Israel
Yahli Gur, 17, succumbed to injuries six days after a vehicle attack that injured over a dozen, escalating tensions in the region.
- Yahli Gur, a 17-year-old Israeli girl, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in a February 27 car-ramming attack at a bus stop near Karkur Junction.
- The attack injured more than a dozen people, including two seriously, and was carried out by a Palestinian driver reportedly in Israel illegally from the West Bank.
- The incident is part of a recent surge in violence, including a string of bus explosions in Tel Aviv and a fatal stabbing in Haifa this week.
- In response to the escalating violence, the Israeli military has launched operations in the West Bank, displacing tens of thousands, according to Palestinian authorities.
- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which formally expired on Sunday, is at risk of collapse as regional tensions continue to rise.