A 65-year-old man has been killed and others wounded after a knife attack in the Israeli city of Haifa, authorities say.
The elderly man is believed to have been the attacker, but it is not clear how he died.
According to Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service, four people were injured in the incident at a busy bus station on Monday morning. Head of the MDA Eli Bin also referenced reports of gunfire although these have not been confirmed.
Three people, a man and woman in their 30s, and a 15-year-old boy, are in a critical condition, and a 70-year-old woman has “moderate” injuries, the MDA said.
A “terrorist” was “neutralised”, it added.
Soldiers at the scene. Pic: Reuters
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In a statement, the MDA said: “This morning at 9.53am, Magen David Adom’s (MDA) 101 emergency dispatch centre in the Carmel region received a report of a stabbing attack at HaMifratz Central Station on HaHistadrut Boulevard in Haifa.
“Large MDA forces were dispatched to the scene, including ambulances, mobile intensive care units, emergency medicycles, and MDA first responders.
“MDA and paramedics provided life-saving medical treatment and evacuated four injured individuals to Rambam Hospital.”
Paramedic Tom Retig added: “We arrived quickly and saw, near the security checkpoint at the entrance to HaMifratz Central Station, a 65-year-old man lying unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, with penetrating wounds.
“We performed medical assessments, but unfortunately, there was nothing more we could do but pronounce him dead. Our other teams treated the remaining injured individuals.”
The attack comes after the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement came to an end on Friday.
Hamas has rejected an Israeli request to extend it – and says it will only release its remaining hostages under the terms of the current agreement.
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would stop all goods entering Gaza.
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