Overview

• A 70-year-old man was killed in a stabbing attack at a bus and train station in Haifa, a city with a mixed Jewish and Arab population.
• Four others were injured, including a man and woman in their 30s and a 15-year-old boy in critical condition, as well as a 70-year-old woman with moderate injuries.
• The assailant, whose identity has not been confirmed, was killed during the incident, with reports of gunfire at the scene still unverified.
• Israeli police have classified the attack as a 'terrorist' act, linking it to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• The attack occurred as tensions rise over stalled ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas following the end of the truce's first phase.