Stabbing in Ramat Gan: Senior Shas Official in Serious Condition
This is a developing story.
A senior Shas party official and Religious Council employee was stabbed 3 times in the chest in Ramat Gan (Bialik Street).
Emergency responders from Magen David Adom treated the victim at the scene before he was rushed to Ichilov Hospital in serious condition.
Eyewitnesses claim that the attacker yelled out 'Allahu Akhbar' during the stabbing incident.
The police have arrested someone in connection with the stabbing.
Israel Police have confirmed that the stabbing in Ramat Gan earlier today was a nationalistically motivated terror attack, not a criminal incident.
The suspect has been identified as a 20-year-old male from the Arab town of Jit.
The victim, Gedalyahu Ben Shimon, has been rushed into emergency surgery at Ichilov Hospital, where he remains in serious condition. The public is asked to pray for his full recovery.