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Bank Worker Stabbed in Tel Aviv Attack

A 45-year-old woman working at a bank branch on Derech Shlomo was hospitalized in moderate condition with a penetrating wound after being attacked by a customer Wednesday morning

Scene of the stabbing

A bank employee was stabbed by a customer at a branch on Derech Shlomo in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning, police said. The 45-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in moderate condition with a penetrating wound, while a 67-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack.

Emergency responders who arrived at the scene provided initial medical treatment before evacuating the victim to Wolfson Medical Center. Police officers who reached the location detained the suspect and seized a knife believed to have been used in the stabbing.

Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service, reported receiving a call at 11:00 a.m. to their dispatch center about a woman injured in a violent incident on Derech Shlomo. Paramedics treated and transported a 45-year-old woman in moderate condition with a penetrating injury to Ichilov Hospital, according to their statement.

Police confirmed they received a report about a stabbing incident at a bank on Shlomo Street in Tel Aviv. Officers arrived quickly and apprehended the 67-year-old suspect while confiscating a knife. Authorities indicated the incident appears to be criminal in nature rather than terror-related.

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