On Thursday evening, a car apparently plowed into commuters on Highway 65 near the Pardes Hanna-Karkur intersection in what Israel Police are looking into as a terror attack.
According to Magen David Adom ( MDA ), the incident occurred around 4: 18 pm local time, injuring eight people—five men and three women—ranging from ages 20 to 70. Six victims received treatment at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, while two of the patients are seriously ill.
Additionally, two police officers were allegedly stabbed at the scene near the Karkur crossing, according to Israeli press. The think, who first fled, was eventually arrested near Gan Shmuel.
The suspect, identified as a 24-year-old Muslim Jewish fromMa’ale Iron, was killed by security troops, authorities confirmed.
” There is fear that this is a evil attack”, the police said in a statement, according to AFP. Police” properly intercepted a suspicious vehicle” and apprehended a suspect thought to be at fault for the ramming.
An Israeli Police spokesperson said,” The man arrested by the soldiers is the one who carried out the attack.” Officials established that the assailant attacked several people at a bus stop, stabbed others, and then crashed into a police car.
Safety services are looking into the attack more closely.
