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Woman, 62, stabbed in suspected terror attack in central Israel |
2020-04-30 |
[IsraelTimes] Assailant, a Palestinian teenager, is shot by an armed civilian after attacking the victim outside a store in Kfar Saba. A Paleostinian teenager stabbed an Israeli woman in the central Israeli town of Kfar Saba on Tuesday afternoon in what police called a terror attack before he was shot by a security guard. The woman, 62, was in moderate-to-serious condition and received treatment on the scene before being taken to Kfar Saba’s Meir Medical Center, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said. According to police, the suspected terrorist was shot by an armed civilian who was driving by. As General Mattis said, “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” He was said to be in moderate condition after medical treatment."The terrorist, 19, from the West Bank, took out a knife and chased after her. A civilian who lives nearby saw what was happening. He stopped his car and shot up the terrorist," police said. The Zaka emergency response service said the assailant was taken to Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center with light injuries. According to police, the suspected terrorist was a 19-year-old from the West Bank. Paleostinian media reported that he was from the city of Tulkarem. Tulkarem hosted an Islamic Jihad cell last autumn... His name was not immediately released.The police said officers arrived to the scene and shut down the surrounding roads. Officers were investigating the stabbing, including how the Paleostinian teenager entered Israel from the West Bank. The stabbing attack occurred on Galgalei Haplada Street outside the G Mall in Kfar Saba, medics said. The attack came shortly after Israelis marked Memorial Day with a two-minute siren in honor of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Photos on social media show assailant wearing protective mask [IsraelTimes] Graphic images shared on social media show the assailant in Kfar Saba appears to have been wearing a protective mask, as mandated by Health Ministry regulations. Related: Kfar Saba: 2019-09-08 Israeli teen badly hurt in West Bank stabbing attack after visiting dentist Kfar Saba: 2019-03-25 Biggest cities in the Sharon region will be opening their bomb shelters Kfar Saba: 2018-12-09 Palestinian killed in Israel after accusations of selling land to Jews — report Related: Tulkarem: 2019-10-19 Israeli guards kill Palestinian assailant in West Bank, 48 Gazans injured in weekly Friday riots Tulkarem: 2019-10-18 Driver tries to ram IDF troops in West Bank; is shot, badly injured — police Tulkarem: 2019-10-13 Israeli military position comes under fire from passing vehicle in West Bank |
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