Overview

• The suspect is a 42-year-old resident of the Shuafat refugee camp who worked as a dishwasher at the Kibbutz Tzuba hotel and allegedly used a kitchen knife.
• An off-duty police officer staying at the hotel tackled the attacker and, with help from guests, handcuffed him until reinforcements arrived.
• Magen David Adom reported that a 60-year-old man is in serious condition and a 23-year-old is in moderate condition at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
• Police arrested the assailant at the scene and detained three additional people on suspicion of involvement.
• Witnesses said the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar,” and local reports say he previously was convicted of stone-throwing offenses.