Three Israelis were killed and three more seriously wounded by a Palestinian in a stabbing-ramming attack in the industrial park adjacent to the city of Ariel in Samaria on Tuesday morning at around 9:20.
A Palestinian terrorist stabbed a security guard near the entrance to the industrial park and then ran to a nearby gas station where he stabbed three more people, killing two and wounding the third. He fled in a stolen vehicle, driving west on the wrong side of Highway 5 where he crashed into eight vehicles., killing a man in his 50s . Route 5, which runs through Samaria from east to west, is heavily traveled by Israelis and Palestinians alike. The driver of a car stopped to help the wounded and the terrorist stole his car and continued his murder spree.
He exited the vehicle with a knife and stabbed another person. The terrorist exited the vehicle, fleeing on foot when he was shot and killed by civilians and security personnel.
Two men in their 40s who were stabbed at the gas station died from their wounds and another was seriously wounded. A man in his 50s was killed after being rammed by the terrorist, and another 35-year-old was stabbed and seriously hurt on the highway.
The Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva said it was treating three victims in serious condition, one of whom was unstable. It later said the condition of one of the victims had improved significantly.
The incident is currently under investigation. One disturbing element is that a second security guard was at the entrance to the industrial park. That guard fired in the air but did not engage or fire at the terrorist.
It is about several scenes, it started as a stabbing and the theft of the car of civilian, continued to the intersection where he carried out a run-over attack.
He was killed there
There are 3 severely wounded civilians from stabbing, and getting treatment. pic.twitter.com/KCSw6abgAy
— Adam Albilya (@AdamAlbilya) November 15, 2022
Three were injured in several scenes in a stabbing attack in Ariel
One terrorist was neutralized. pic.twitter.com/Dz170tsePf
— Adam Albilya (@AdamAlbilya) November 15, 2022
The 18-year-old terrorist was identified as a Palestinian who lived nearby and was employed in the industrial park. Palestinian media noted that his father is an activist for Fatah, the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority.
Unfortunately, in a crash caused by the terrorist, there is a fatally injured person pic.twitter.com/6d38ePvrqU
— Adam Albilya (@AdamAlbilya) November 15, 2022
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Cohen, who was one of the first responders at the scene relayed: “When I arrived at the scene I found that the incident had transpired in two different locations.
“Overall, there are four people who were injured, three of whom are in serious condition. Together with other EMS personnel, I provided emergency medical treatment to the injured at both scenes prior to their being transported to the hospital.”
A person initially reported by medics to have been a second attacker was one of the victims.
This is a developing story and will be updated as details emerge.