Six family members and a seventh individual were wounded today in an acid attack in Gush Etzion, outside of Jerusalem.

The Times of Israel reports:

Palestinian news agency Ma’an identified the attacker as Jamal Abd al-Majid Ghayatha, 45, from the West Bank village of Nahalin. Media networks affiliated with Hamas said the man was a former Palestinian prisoner in Israel jail, Israel Radio reported.

The IDF said in a statement Friday that he was “known to have been previously involved in illegal and hostile riots and activities.”

The father of the family, in his 50s, was said to have been hit in the face with the liquid, causing burns to his eyes. He was evacuated to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem for treatment. The mother, her three daughters aged 8 to 10, and her niece, were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital with light injuries.

The seventh person injured was a hitchhiker in the family’s car. According to the police, Ghayatha approached the car “posing as a hitchhiker, and hurled the chemical substance inside.” He was also holding a screwdriver and chased people with it until he was shot by an armed civilian, whereupon he was wounded and  subsequently apprehended by the Border Police.

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