Overview
- Police say a Palestinian assailant killed two people in sequential attacks, first running over 68-year-old Mordechai Shimshon in Beit She'an and then fatally stabbing 19-year-old Aviv Maor near Road 71 by Ein Harod.
- A 16-year-old was lightly injured in the vehicle assault, according to Magen David Adom emergency services.
- The suspect was identified as Ahmed Abu a-Rab from Qabatiya in the West Bank, was shot by a civilian in Afula, and was hospitalized in moderate condition.
- Authorities say preliminary inquiries indicate the suspect entered Israel illegally days earlier, with the investigation led by Israel Police and the Shin Bet.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz directed the IDF to take immediate action targeting Qabatiya and security has been reinforced in northern Israel, as no group has claimed responsibility.