Terrorist stabbing attack leaves 18-year-old woman in serious condition

• Published date: 26 April 2024
• Author: DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The woman is in serious condition, as the terrorist stabbed her upper body. She is now being treated in Shamir Assaf Harofeh Hospital

The terrorist has been neutralized by a civilian, according to Maariv, and an additional suspect was captured nearby.

Treating the victim of the attack

MDA received the call at 16:41 and paramedics were quickly on the scene.

MDA Medicycle Unit EMT Mendy Amitai said "We were rapidly on scene, found an 18-year-old conscious female with a stab wound to her upper body. We dressed the injury and stopped the bleeding, and she was evacuated in an MDA MICU to hospital, conscious and in serious condition."

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Police Chief of the Central District Avi Bitton visited the scene.

Departing the scene, Ben-Gvir reportedly was involved in a minor car accident, and taken to the hospital in good condition.

The head of the Amishab neighborhood in Ramle said in response to the attack, "The ridiculous attempt to diagnose a terrorist who ran with a knife in the center of the city as "mentally ill" is stupid and dangerous, and the residents of the city do not buy these stupid calming sirens.

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