Jerusalem ( CNN ) -- Young girls were sitting in the back of their family 's car , with their backpacks and a Hello Kitty notebook , when a Palestinian attacker tossed acid at them Friday , Israeli authorities said . The Jewish family , including four girls , stopped to pick up an Israeli hitchhiker near a Jerusalem checkpoint , The Israel Defense Forces said . A nearby Palestinian man `` attacked both the passengers and the hitchhiker with acid , wounding them lightly to moderately , '' the IDF said in a statement . The wounded hitchhiker and another civilian `` began chasing after the terrorist , '' who turned on them with a screwdriver , the statement said . A nearby driver then tried to `` halt the Palestinian with his vehicle . The Palestinian attempted to flee and the driver fired at his lower extremities , identifying two hits . The terrorist , as well as the victims , received preliminary medical care at the scene . '' The perpetrator was a 44-year-old from Nehalin who `` is known to have been previously involved in illegal and hostile riots and activities , '' the IDF said . The Palestinian man was taken to a hospital in Hadassah ein Kerem to be treated , police spokeswoman Luba Samri said . The IDF tweeted what it said was a photo of the car in which the attack occurred . Israelis have faced a series of attacks in recent weeks , including stabbings . On Monday , a Palestinian teenage girl with a knife assaulted an Israeli man in the West Bank . A slew of attacks . At least 10 Israelis have died in attacks since October . A young Palestinian girl was also reportedly killed in ethnic violence . Meanwhile , there have been scattered protests in the West Bank over the death of a senior Palestinian Authority official after a confrontation with Israeli troops . Ziyad Abu Ein died Wednesday after clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian village of Turmusaya , northeast of the West Bank city of Ramallah , longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said in a statement . Abu Ein -- a minister in Abbas ' Fatah party and head of the Committee to Resist the Wall and Settlements -- was there participating in nonviolent demonstrations to mark international Human Rights Day , according to Erakat 's statement . There were varying reports of exactly how Abu Ein died , including what role -- if any -- Israeli authorities played in it . Israeli authorities ramped up security in the West Bank and Jerusalem in anticipation of protests after Friday prayers . The largest were in the West Bank city of Hebron , where hundreds of people clashed with security forces . CNN 's Michael Schwartz reported from Jerusalem , Ben Wedeman reported from Qalandiya and Josh Levs reported from Atlanta . CNN 's Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report from London .
NEW : Israel releases a photo of the car in which the acid attack occurred . A Palestinian attacked the family and a hitchhiker they were picking up , the IDF says . Score: 6 Scattered protests take place in West Bank over death of Palestinian minister .