A Palestinian stabbed a man in central Tel Aviv Saturday afternoon, seriously injuring him, before being shot and killed by an armed civilian.
Police said the stabbing on Levontin Street was a terror attack. The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to Ichilov Hospital in serious condition. The hospital later said his condition was stable and there was no threat to his life.
The terrorist was identified as Salah Yahye, 19, from the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
He was in Israel illegally, according to defense sources. Medics say he was shot dead at the scene.
The suspected attack was initially described as “a shooting incident,” apparently due to the shots fired by the civilian at the terrorist.
Surveillance camera video showed the terrorist attacking a group of people standing on the sidewalk outside an eatery in the coastal city and stabbing the victim. The attacker can be seen in the footage fleeing the scene, after which he was shot dead.
The video presented below has been blurred for privacy purposes.
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A statement from the police said they were still looking into the circumstances of the incident and that a large number of officers were on the scene.
