A woman lost her life and three others were injured in a stabbing incident close to Tel Aviv on Sunday, according to Israel's emergency medical service, which also reported that a Palestinian suspect had been 'neutralised' by the police. The Magen David Adom emergency service disclosed in a statement that the 'terrorist attack' occurred in multiple sites within Holon, a southern neighborhood of Tel Aviv's commercial center. This event unfolds against a backdrop of escalated tensions across Israel and the broader Middle East, nearly a year since the commencement of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip.
The alleged stabber, originating from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was 'neutralised' by a police officer on the scene, as stated by the police without providing further details. Magen David Adom confirmed that a 70-year-old woman, severely injured, succumbed to her wounds shortly after the incident. Additionally, three men were reported injured, with a 70-year-old in critical condition, a 68-year-old seriously hurt, and a 26-year-old moderately injured, according to the organization.
'This was a complex and challenging terrorist attack, with the victims spread across three distinct locations, approximately 500 meters apart,' Magen David Adom detailed. The regional climate has intensified as Iran and the Middle Eastern armed factions it supports have vowed retribution for the killing of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last Wednesday, which they attribute to Israel, along with an earlier Israeli strike in Beirut that claimed the life of Hezbollah's senior commander Fuad Shukr.
