Four people died in a suspected terrorist attack in Beersheva, southern Israel. Zaka’s emergency services reported it. There are also injured, one or two of whom, according to initial information, are said to be in serious condition. Two of the victims are women in their 30s and 40s. A 35yearold man also died.
The killing was done with a knife, according to the chief of the emergency room in the area, who was quoted by the media. One of the four victims was killed by the attacker’s car, overpowered. It is not known at this time how many injuries there are.
According to initial reports, the attack took place in a shopping center in the city. The attacker as the images of some videos on social media show was shot and died shortly afterwards. The perpetrator of the attack is said to be a Bedouin from the area who, according to the security forces, is said to be a supporter of IS. “A passerby took the initiative and shot and killed him,” police spokesman Eli Levy told Channel 13 TV.
Tensions have risen in Israel and the Palestinian Territories in recent weeks as Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims (which falls in April this year), approaches, east Jerusalem and the West Bank have seen multiple attacks on the weapon that carried out by Palestinians and some suspected attackers were killed by Israeli security forces.
Palestinian Islamist movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad praised the attack, which killed four people in Beersheva, southern Israel. “The crimes of the occupation are being fought with heroic operations: stabbings, investments and shootings,” a Hamas spokesman told the organization’s official radio.
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