At least 13 pedestrians were wounded after a terrorist rammed into pedestrians on Highway 65 near the Pardes Hanna-Karkur intersection, Israel Police confirmed on Thursday afternoon.
Following the ramming, police officers immediately identified the suspect’s vehicle traveling toward Gan Shmuel and blocked its path.
The terrorist accelerated, rammed a police vehicle, and then exited while charging at officers with a sharp object, later identified as a screwdriver. At this point, the terrorist was shot.
Thirteen civilians were injured in the attack, including one critically and two seriously. A police officer was also among the injured.
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera said it had received one individual in critical condition, two in serious condition, and three in moderate condition. MDA reported that a 17-year-old girl was the person who was critically wounded.
Later on Thursday evening, a MDA helicopter transported two seriously wounded people from Hillel Yaffe Hospital to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, including the teenage girl – who reportedly has head and limb injuries and is sedated and on a ventilator – and a 76-year-old man with a head injury who is sedated and on a ventilator.
Later the police confirmed that the terrorist was a 53-year-old Palestinian from Jenin who was residing illegally in Israel with his family. The circumstances of his presence in Israel are under investigation by the ISA.
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Israel Police spokesperson: “The terrorist ran over several people at a bus station, then proceeded to stab others with a screwdriver and crashed into a police vehicle.”
Details of the attack
MDA Paramedic Avi Cohen said the responders arrived at a “complex scene with a lot of commotion.” There were two people in serious condition, three in moderate condition, and three in mild condition.
“They were near a bus stop at the Pardes Hanna Junction, in the westbound lane, when the vehicle hit them. When we arrived, they were lying in the back area. We immediately began providing medical treatment, including stopping bleeding and bandaging wounds.”
This is a developing story.
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