Israeli soldier shoots dead Palestinian driver in West Bank - army

Israeli forces gather at the scene where Palestinian Sari Abu Ghrab was shot dead by Israeli troops near the West Bank village of Madama near Nablus August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini -

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli soldier on Wednesday shot dead a Palestinian motorist who had stabbed him and also threw rocks from his car at a military vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said the assailant hurled rocks from his moving car at an oncoming military patrol vehicle, which then gave chase, forcing the car to a standstill shortly afterwards.