Two dead, two injured

Israel’s emergency services said two people were killed and two others were wounded in a knife attack near Tel Aviv on Sunday, with police saying the Palestinian suspect was “subdued” before he died in hospital.

“This was a complex and difficult terrorist attack, with the victims located in three different locations, approximately 500 meters apart from each other.””, the Magen David Adom of Israel stressed in a press release.

The attack came at a time of high tensions in Israel and the region following threats by Iran, Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah to respond to Wednesday’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, blamed on Israel, and an Israeli strike on Tuesday that killed Hezbollah military leader Fuad Chokur near Beirut.

Wolfson Hospital said in a statement that a 66-year-old woman died of her injuries shortly after the stabbing in Holon, and a man in his 80s also died of his injuries. According to Israeli media Ynet, this was a couple.

According to Magen David Dom, among the injured, a 68-year-old man was seriously injured and another 26-year-old man was moderately injured.

The suspect in this case “Suspected terrorist attack”Police said in a statement that residents of the occupied West Bank were quickly “subdued” by officers who arrived at the scene.

The police officer approaching the attacker ordered him to drop the knife, but “He did not comply” They shot him dead, Tel Aviv area police chief Peretz Amar told reporters.

“Our policy is that in any such incident, when we encounter a terrorist, he does not come out alive”*, declared Avshalom Peled, Israel’s acting police chief.

The Shamir Medical Center in Holon said the attacker arrived at the hospital in critical condition shortly after the incident and was pronounced dead.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (far right) inspected the attack site and delivered a speech, in which he mentioned that Israel launched a war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, exacerbating regional tensions after Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israeli soil on the same day.

“Our war is not only against Iran, but also against the streets, which is why we have armed the Israeli people with more than 150,000 gun licenses.”Mr Ben Gvir told reporters.

Israeli President Herzog expressed condolences to the families of the victims and expressed support for the security forces. “They work to eliminate the terrorist threat wherever it appears”According to a press release.