Stabbing victim from Gan Yavneh attack in life-threatening danger

Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah announced that the patient sent to them, who was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack in Gan Yavneh, is still in serious, life-threatening danger.

The victim is still being ventilated and treated at the hospital's ICU.

An investigation into the incident revealed that the terrorist, a resident of Judea and Samaria without residency permits, arrived at the commercial center of Gan Yavneh armed with two knives.

He started his stabbing spree attacking a young man leaving a gym. He then entered the gym and stabbed another young man. He then stabbed another on the ground floor.

A municipal policing team comprised of a police officer and an inspector, who received the distress calls, arrived on the scene in less than a minute and began to conduct sweeps. During their search, they noticed the terrorist running towards them and trying to stab them. The inspector managed to knock the terrorist away while the police officer took out his firearm and shot him until he was neutralized.