TEL AVIV, December 25. /TASS/. Israeli Col. Ayub Kayouf was wounded when an armored personnel carrier (APC) he was travelling in was blown up in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service said.

According to the report, the APC with Israeli commanding officers was hit by an explosive device near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. Commanding Officer of the Judea and Samaria Division, BG Yaki Dolf, and the Commander of the Menashe Regional Brigade, Col. Ayub Kayouf, were among those in the vehicle.

"The Commander of the Menashe Regional Brigade was moderately injured and was evacuated to receive medical treatment. His family has been notified. The rest of the passengers in the vehicle did not get injured," the IDF press service said in a statement.