18yr-old Palestinian goes on stabbing rampage near Tel Aviv promenade

 

Israel Police arrest an 18yr-old Palestinian male from the West Bank after lightly wounding three men and a woman in a horrific stabbing rampage near Tel Aviv’s Leonardo Beach Hotel on Hayarkon Street.

By Eli Senyor, Itay Blumental and Yoav Zitun

 

An 18-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank stabbed and lightly wounded three men and a woman in Tel Aviv near Leonardo Beach Hotel on Hayarkon Street Sunday afternoon.

Policemen and MDA teams were immediately called to the scene, where the assailant was arrested.

Scene of stabbing in Tel Aviv – Photo- MDA spokesperson

While the exact circumstances of the attack were not immediately known, initial police assessments indicated nationalistic motivation.

Shortly after his arrest, the attacker was handed over to the Shin Bet and after a preliminary investigation, security officials concluded that the rampage was likely a terror attack.

Magen David Adom paramedics provided emergency treatment to the victims before evacuating them to Ichilov Hospital.

The wounded individuals included two men, a 50-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man.

 

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