Incident Summary:

05/20/2020: An assailant armed with a handgun attacked an Israeli vehicle near Huwara, West Bank. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.

GTD ID:
202005200021

When:
2020-05-20

Country:
West Bank and Gaza Strip

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

West Bank

City:
Near Huwara

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target Israel
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Palestinian Extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Palestinian officer found to be suspect in attempted terror attack," Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2020.
"PA Police Officer Named as Suspect in Samaria Terror Attack," Jewish Press, May 24, 2020.
"IDF: Incident near Huwara investigated as terror attack," Israel National News, May 20, 2020.