A ramming attack occurred in Tel Aviv in the early hours of Tuesday afternoon, injuring seven people, three seriously.
A terrorist in a pick-up truck rammed into two groups of people on the sidewalk near a bus stop in the Ramat HaChayil neighborhood in the north of the city. He then got out of the vehicle and began stabbing people.
Armed civilians and a police officer who witnessed the incident rushed to the scene. The terrorist attempted to flee but was caught shortly later by civilians and police officers who shot and killed him.
Paramedics evacuated the victims, including a 46-year-old woman with multi-system injuries, to the city’s Ichilov Hospital and Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah. Three of the victims are in serious condition, two are in moderate condition, and two are in light condition.
The terrorist, who was shot dead, was later identified as a 23-year-old resident of Chevron who entered Israel with a medical permit after he was diagnosed as “terminally ill.”
United Hatzalah medical teams treated numerous people who were injured in the attack.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Yossi Ackler and Dvir Adani said: “According to passersby the car crashed into the bus stop and gunshots were heard. With the assistance of a United Hatzalah ambulance team, we provided initial treatment to the injured, who were then transported to the hospital. Due to the nature of the incident, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit treated a number of people at the scene for emotional shock.”
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem praised the attack, saying that “The heroic attack in Tel Aviv is the first response to the occupation’s crimes against our people in Jenin.
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