Mon. Feb 17th, 2025

Israeli seriously injured in Tel Aviv stabbing attack, Palestinian terrorist shot dead

Photo: Magen David Adom

A 28-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed in central Tel Aviv on Saturday in an attack by a Palestinian terrorist, who was shot dead by a passerby and died instantly, emergency services and police confirmed.

The wounded Israeli was taken to Ichilov hospital in a conscious state with a stab wound to the upper body, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.

The terrorist was identified by security sources as Salah Yahya, 19, a resident of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, who was illegally in Israel.

"An armed civilian nearby fired and neutralized the terrorist," said Israeli police, who deployed a force including a helicopter.

A man near the scene said he heard more than five gunshots, and a witness at a crowded restaurant nearby said chaos broke out at the scene.

Another witness said three armed civilians ran towards the attacker.

Last month, an 83-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in an attack in Herzliya, central Israel, by a 28-year-old Palestinian terrorist, also a resident of the West Bank.

In October, seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a terrorist gun attack in the Yaffa (Yafo) neighborhood in central Israel, in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

The attack comes on the eve of a ceasefire in Gaza that is due to come into effect on Sunday, with the release of three hostages for 3 Palestinian terrorists in prison, including a number of assassins.

Agencies contributed to this Aurora article

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