Two people have been killed in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, medical officials have said.
The two killed were a 66-year-old woman and an “approximately 80-year-old man,” medical officials said. Two others were injured.
Police said the attacker was a West Bank resident and was “neutralized” at the scene. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Yaakov Levertov said that he was able to run away from the man to a bus terminal parking lot. It was only when talking to emergency services after this that he realized he was “not the only” victim.
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said at a cabinet meeting Sunday that “this morning there was a murderous terrorist attack in Holon. I send my condolences to the families of the murdered and best wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Netanyahu praised the police officers who “eliminated the terrorist,” adding “We will reckon with everyone who cooperated with him.”
Israel’s Minister for State Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited the site of the attack and repeated a call for Israelis to arm themselves.
“I share in the grief of the families and wish a full recovery to the wounded. Our war is not only against Iran but here in the streets. This is exactly why we armed the people of Israel. More than 150,000 licenses for weapons in the last eight months,” he said, urging people to “carry a weapon, it saves lives.”
