TEL AVIV: A 79-year-old woman was killed, and 17 others sustained injuries in a terror attack involving both ramming and stabbing in the central Israeli city of Ra’anana on Monday. The assailants targeted three different scenes.
Reports from the hospitals treating the victims revealed that a woman in her 70s was among the casualties, and the wounded individuals were transported to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, and Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv. Three of the injured, including a 16-year-old boy, are in serious condition, while the others, including six children, are in varying degrees of light and moderate condition.
According to Magen David Adom emergency services, the attack involved a 44-year-old suspect who was arrested after using three different vehicles to ram civilians. The Police also detained the suspect’s 25-year-old nephew, who was in the car during the attack and later fled the scene.
Israeli Police Investigating Ra’anana Terror Attack
A preliminary investigation by the Israeli Police indicates that one of the suspects stabbed a woman, seized control of her vehicle, and proceeded to drive, running over pedestrians on Ahuza Street. After losing control of the car, the assailant abandoned it and took another vehicle, continuing the rampage on Haroshet Street.
The Israeli Police apprehended a second alleged assailant in connection with the terror attacks in Ra’anana. The suspects, both residents of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, had entered Israel illegally, and they are now in police custody. Authorities mentioned that the assailants stole vehicles to carry out the attacks in multiple locations.
