Israel police say stabber wounds six in ‘terrorist assault’

Israeli emergency staff carry an injured man suspected of a stabbing assault on October 9, 2024, in Hadera, Israel. Six folks have been wounded, some critically, in a stabbing assault earlier right now, in response to authorities.
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Israeli police mentioned at the least six folks have been wounded, some significantly in response to emergency responders, in a stabbing in 4 places of Hadera metropolis, describing it as a “terrorist assault”.

“The assault occurred on 4 totally different websites the place six folks have been stabbed… a short while in the past, the police situated the suspect and neutralised him by capturing,” mentioned a police assertion.

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“We handled a number of injured people in various circumstances, a few of whom have been in severe situation,” mentioned emergency service supplier Magen David Adom.

“We supplied life-saving medical remedy and commenced transporting them to Hillel Yaffe Medical Middle,” it added.

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The assault comes greater than per week after seven folks have been killed in a capturing and stabbing claimed by Hamas within the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv.

Palestinian militants have carried out a number of assaults on Israelis since October 7 final 12 months, when the Islamist group Hamas attacked southern Israel, sparking warfare within the Gaza Strip.