1705331184 One dead and a dozen injured in suspected car attack

One dead and a dozen injured in “suspected car attack” in Raanana

A woman was killed in a car attack near Tel Aviv in Raanana on Monday, said Meir Hospital, where she was admitted after that attack that left at least 13 other people injured.

“The woman, who arrived in critical condition after the fall, died from her injuries despite our resuscitation efforts,” the hospital added in a statement.

Israeli police chief Kobi Shabtai told journalists at the scene “that the two perpetrators of the attack were relatives, residents of the (Palestinian) territories, who entered the site of the attack illegally.”

One dead and a dozen injured in suspected car attack

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According to the police spokesman, they live in Hebron in the occupied West Bank and are suspected of stealing a car before hitting passers-by in several places in this Tel Aviv suburb.

Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba said an “injured woman who was admitted in critical condition died despite resuscitation efforts.”

The emergency services, for their part, reported at least thirteen people injured, including at least two in serious condition.

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Tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories have escalated since the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7 that killed 1,140 people in southern Israel, according to an AFP tally based on data from Israeli officials.

In retaliation, Israel vowed to destroy Hamas, which has been in power in Gaza since 2007. In the Gaza Strip, the conflict has left more than 24,000 dead, mostly women, youth and children, according to the latest report from Hamas' health ministry. a movement designated a “terrorist organization” by Israel, the United States and the European Union.

The suspect, a Palestinian from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, was arrested, according to this source.