1 dead in Israel stabbing attack, assailant killed
A man and woman around 30 years of age as well as a 15-year-old boy were seriously injured, Israel’s emergency service said
A stabbing attack on Monday at a transport station in the Israeli city of Haifa left one person dead and several wounded, doctors said, in what police called a “terror attack” whose perpetrator was killed.
“A terrorist exited a bus, stabbed multiple civilians, and was subsequently neutralised by a security guard and a civilian at the scene,” the police said in a statement.
It said the perpetrator was a member of Israel’s Druze minority from the northern Israeli town of Shfaram who had returned to Israel last week after several months abroad.
Attacks by members of the Arabic-speaking Druze community are rare, as they are generally considered to have a strong allegiance to the Israeli state.
It was the first fatal attack in Israel since a ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip on January 19 between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The attack came with negotiations between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants over Gaza’s ceasefire stalled after the deal’s first phase ended on the weekend.