A suspected terror attack occurred in Kochav Yair near a checkpoint in central Israel, Israeli media reported in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A car driving near Kochav Yair hit four policemen, injuring one of them seriously, with the others in moderate condition.
Israel Police opened an investigation into the circumstances, where four people were run over by the suspect, who, after exiting the car, then tried to stab security guards at the Eliyahu checkpoint. The suspect was terrorist was neutralized, and another suspect fled the scene. The police are investigating at the scene.
According to the Magen David Adom (MDA) Spokesperson, the MDA hotline received a report at around 1:18 that four pedestrians were hit by a vehicle at the Kochav Yair intersection.
Four injured, evacuated to hospitals
A 24-year-old man is seriously injured, a 46-year-old man in moderate condition, and two others are lightly injured, MDA said.
The injured were evacuated to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba and Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva.
The terrorist who attacked the policemen was killed by security forces, and the search is underway for another suspect who accompanied the terrorist in a vehicle and escaped. Border Police, the Israel Security Services (Shin Bet), and IDF are scanning the area and tracking down the second terrorist.
This is a developing story
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