Arab terrorist wounds 13 in northern Israel; teen in critical condition

Combination ramming and stabbing south of Haifa leaves 13 people wounded, including 3 in serious condition.

By World Israel News Staff

A terrorist attack in northern Israel left at least 12 people wounded Thursday afternoon, two severely.

The attack occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. when a terrorist driving by Karkur Junction on Highway 65 near the city of Pardes Hana-Karkur rammed into multiple pedestrians.

The terrorist then exited the vehicle and proceeded to stab several people.

At least two police officers were stabbed during the attack, according to preliminary reports.

Officers responding to the attack opened fire and fatally wounded the terrorist on the scene.

Israeli media outlets initially misidentified the terrorist as a 24-year-old Arab citizen of Israel from the town of Ma’ale Iron. However, police later clarified that the terrorist was a 53-year-old Palestinian Authority resident from the Jenin district who was illegally residing in Israel.

“The terrorist ran over several people at a bus station, then proceeded to stab others and crashed into a police vehicle,” Israel Police said in a statement Thursday.

Emergency first responders from Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah were dispatched to the scene to treat the injured, while police forces were deployed to the area.

“According to passersby, this was a vehicle that hit several people standing on the sidewalk,” United Hatzalah paramedics Lahav Sliman, Eli Teichholz, and Nadav Gov reported from the scene.

“We arrived at a complex scene with a lot of commotion following a vehicle that struck several pedestrians,’ MDA paramedic Avi Cohen relayed from the scene.

The victims range in age from approximately 17 to 70. A 17-year-old girl is listed in critical condition