HORON, Israel (Reuters) – A Palestinian attacker killed two individuals and wounded two others in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday earlier than he was shot useless by police, Israeli authorities stated.
The stabbing occurred throughout morning rush hour within the metropolis of Holon, close to Tel Aviv. The Israeli ambulance service stated the attackers stabbed individuals close to fuel stations and parks.
Medical officers stated two aged individuals, a person and a girl, died and two others had been injured and brought to hospital.
“One among our officers rapidly subdued the terrorist on the scene and prevented him from launching a extra critical assault,” police spokesman Eli Levi advised Israel’s Channel 12.
Police had been on the scene and “conducting an in depth search utilizing helicopters and different sources,” a police assertion stated.
Hamas, the Islamist group at battle with Israel in Gaza, stated in a press release that the stabbing assault was a “pure response to Israeli assaults on Palestinians and the assassination of the group’s chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran final week.” “.
Nevertheless, it didn’t declare duty for Sunday’s assault.
