Overview
- The spree began in Beit She'an with the fatal ramming of a 68-year-old man and continued to Ein Harod, where a 19-year-old woman was fatally stabbed.
- A civilian shot the suspected assailant in Afula, after which he was evacuated to a medical center as emergency crews treated victims at multiple sites.
- Police identified the suspect as Ahmed Abu a-Rab of Qabatiya in the West Bank and said he allegedly entered Israel illegally days before the attack.
- The victims were named as Mordechai Shimshon, 68, and Aviv Maor, 19, while a 16-year-old and at least one other person sustained light injuries, according to reports.
- Authorities labeled the case terrorism, reinforced security, and said the IDF and Shin Bet are investigating, with no group claiming responsibility as Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered measures focused on Qabatiya.