A car-ramming and stabbing attack injured at least seven people in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Israel Police first responders declared the incident terrorism, saying that some of the injured were from the vehicle, while others suffered stab wounds from the perpetrator after his initial attack.
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Reports suggest the ramming and stabbing attack was perpetrated by a Palestinian from the Hebron area using a pick-up truck. After hitting a bus stop on Pinchas Rosen Street in the Ramat HaChayal neighborhood in northern Tel Aviv, he got out and started stabbing people before being killed by at least one member of the public who shot him to ensure that he would no longer pose a threat. He was later identified as 23-year-old Hussein Khalila, from the town of Samo south of Hebron.
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Five victims were evacuated to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital: One of the victims, a 46-year-old woman suffered moderate to serious injuries. Another two were also treated for similar injuries. One person was reported to have suffered shock. Several other victims reportedly suffered from light wounds.
Video: Reuters / WRAP: Eight hurt in Palestinian car-ramming, stabbing in Tel Aviv
Another two victims were sent to a Petach Tikva hospital suffering from moderate injuries.
The attack comes on the heels of a major operation in northern Samaria to tackle terrorism hotbeds in the Jenin area, which has produced a whole spate of fatal attacks in recent weeks. The operation has continued for the second day in a row on Tuesday after the major offensive started on Sunday night, with at least 8 terrorists killed by Israeli forces and major plots thwarted after discovering explosives and other arms meant for attacks against Israelis.
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