A 45-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Sunday afternoon at a gas station near the Caesarea interchange on Israel's coastal highway, west of the junction. Emergency responders found him without pulse or breathing and rushed him to hospital while fighting to save his life.
Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service, received the initial call at 3:51 p.m. at its Sharon region dispatch center. Ambulances, mobile intensive care units, and motorcycle medics were immediately dispatched to the scene, where they found the victim lying on the ground in cardiac arrest with penetrating wounds to his body.
Medical teams began advanced resuscitation efforts and worked to stop bleeding before evacuating him urgently to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera, continuing life-saving treatment during transport. His condition was listed as critical.
MDA medics Idan Almalach and Shaham Asraf, along with motorcycle unit medic Elchanan Kafir, described the scene: "We received a report of an injured person from a violent incident. When we arrived at the scene, we found a man around 45 years old unconscious, without pulse and not breathing, suffering from significant penetrating injuries to his body. While performing advanced resuscitation and providing initial treatment for his injuries, we evacuated him to the hospital in critical condition as we fought for his life."
Large police forces from the Hadera station arrived quickly at the scene and opened an intensive investigation. Officers began collecting forensic evidence, questioning eyewitnesses, and reviewing security camera footage from the gas station and nearby traffic routes to trace the suspects' escape route.
Police launched a widespread manhunt, setting up roadblocks on major arteries around Caesarea and the surrounding area. Investigators are examining all leads to determine the background and circumstances that led to the shooting. The suspects managed to flee the scene before police arrival.
