2 Dead After Ramming, Stabbing Attacks in the North

Two people were murdered and one lightly injured in a rolling incident in northern Israel on Friday, involving stabbing and ramming, with authorities treating it as a security-related terror attack. The suspect was arrested near Afula after fleeing the scenes.

According to Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services, a man in his 70s was fatally run over on Shomron Street in Beit She'an. A 16-year-old Yeshiva student was also struck by a vehicle on Yakov Mekhluf Street in the same city and evacuated to HaEmek Hospital in light condition. On Road 71 near Ein Harod, a young woman approximately 20 years old was found with penetrating wounds and evacuated in critical condition; she later succumbed to her injuries.

After ramming the woman's vehicle, the attacker forced her from the car, pursued her and killed her in a roadside ditch, as reported by Open Source Intel.

Another woman in her 30s was found unconscious on the same road and pronounced dead at the scene.

At least five additional Israelis were reported wounded at other locations along the route of the attacker.

The Emek Yizreel Regional Council stated: "Following the incident in the Beit She'an area, it appears to be a security event involving a ramming attack. The terrorist continued toward Tel Yosef and was neutralized near Afula. There are currently heavy traffic loads in the area of Road 60 in Afula in both directions. The public is asked to travel on alternative routes as much as possible and follow the instructions of security forces and remain vigilant as always."

Israeli police reported: "A short time ago, a report was received about a stabbing incident near Ein Harod during which a woman was injured, and a vehicle fled the scene toward the city of Afula. The suspected vehicle was stopped a short time ago near the city of Afula, and the suspect was neutralized. Northern District police are at the scene, and the circumstances of the event are under investigation."

MDA added: "At 12:31, a report was received at MDA's 101 hotline in the Gilboa region about an injured person on Road 71 near Ein Harod. MDA medics and paramedics are providing treatment on site to a woman about 30 years old, unconscious, with penetrating injuries."

The attacker was a Palestinian man from Qabatiya, next to Jenin, and did not have a valid permit to be in Israel. He infiltrated Israeli territory several days ago through the separation barrier in northern Samaria and remained in Israel during this period before carruing out the attacks.

After the attacks, he fled the scene but Israelis threw stones at his car, slowing his escape. He was reportedly caught and then transferred to hospital in moderate condition.

Authorities are investigating how the individual managed to bypass security measures and assessing any potential threats or damage caused during the infiltration.