Six Israelis were injured, two of them critically, in a stabbing attack on Wednesday in Khdeira (Hadera) that spanned four different locations in the central occupied Palestinian city.
Israeli occupation police said the attacker, who appeared to have acted alone, used a moped to get from one location to the next, attacking people at each place.
The stabbings occurred at four different locations within the city of Hadera, according to the Israeli police
Israeli Channel 14 reported that additional police forces were deployed to search the city, with two helicopters assisting.
CHANNEL 14: the police are sending more forces to comb the city of Hadera and are calling in two helicopters.
ISRAEL HAYOM (citing Hadera mayor): The attacker moved between the sites on a motorcycle and carried a knife and an axe with him. His name is Ahmed Jabarin, he is 36… pic.twitter.com/MvwDLGdJfV
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) October 9, 2024
The occupation police confirmed they had shot the attacker, but his condition remains unclear.
The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom identified the suspect as 36-year-old Ahmed Jabareen, Arab Israeli resident of Umm al-Fahm.
As a precaution, schools in Hadera were closed until authorities confirmed the situation was under control, as reported by Israeli Army Radio.
🚨 BREAKING: A qualitative stabbing operation was carried out in three different places in Khdeira, north of “Tel Aviv,” Israel, where the executor injured 6 settlers, critically injured.
Hadshot Bezman, citing sources in the Israeli police: 1 Settler killed in Hadera operation. pic.twitter.com/XgUSklk4ue
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) October 9, 2024
This attack comes after a call from Abu Obeida, the military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, on the anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood, urging increased military operations against the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and within the occupied Palestinian territories.
Source: Israeli media
