One killed and 17 injured in double terror attack after car-ramming and mass stabbing near Tel Aviv

15 January 2024, 12:47 | Updated: 15 January 2024, 14:40

The aftermath of the attack on Monday
The aftermath of the attack on Monday. Picture: Getty/Twitter

By Kit Heren

A woman has been killed and least 17 people have been injured in two separate incidents - a car ramming and a stabbing - near a school in Tel Aviv.

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The victims were injured in Ra'anana, a wealthy district in the north of Tel Aviv. Police said the attacks were being treated as terrorism.

The attackers are said to have stabbed a woman, taken her car, and rammed some of the victims. They are then said to have used two more vehicles to attack other bystanders.

Officers have arrested two Palestinian men from the West Bank, according to local media - a man in his 40s and his nephew.

A 70-year-old woman died after being stabbed, according to the Times of Israel. A 66-year-old man was also left seriously injured with stab wounds.

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Israeli police forensics personnel inspect a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana
Israeli police forensics personnel inspect a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana. Picture: Getty

A 34-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy are in a serious condition after being rammed, according to Israel's national ambulance service.

The list of 17 injured includes four children and teenagers in total.

Eyewitness Eden Alfi said: "Another person was with me, noticed the situation and shouted 'an attack, an attack'.

"After that, I saw the terrorist. I saw him stabbing a man around 60 years old. The man fell and the terrorist ran away."

Members of Israeli security forces deploy following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana
Members of Israeli security forces deploy following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana. Picture: Getty

Eight people, including a 66-year man, are thought to be in moderate condition and at least three have minor wounds.

The majority of those injured were reportedly struck by a car while three people, it is understood, have sustained stab wounds in the separate attack.

Eli Raymond, from the ambulance service, said: "We arrived at the scene with large forces, we saw a number of injured people with different levels of injury.

Israeli police forensics personnel inspect the area around a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana
Israeli police forensics personnel inspect the area around a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana. Picture: Getty

"Immediately we began administering medical care, including stopping bleeding, treating, and giving medication. We evacuated those injured for further treatment in the hospitals."

Police said: "Following a serious incident unfolding in Raanana, police forces are on-site, and the circumstances are being investigated.

"The public is urged to remain vigilant and follow the instructions of the police."

Israeli emergency and security personnel stand next to a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana
Israeli emergency and security personnel stand next to a damaged car following a suspected ramming attack in the central town of Raanana. Picture: Getty

It comes after Israel marked 100 days of the war with Hamas since the terror attacks of October 7 that killed 1,200 people.

Some 240 people were taken hostage. Around half were released in a temporary ceasefire in November but Israel says 132 remain in Gaza and that 25 of them have died in captivity.

Hamas says that nearly 24,000 people have died in Gaza in the ensuing Israeli attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country would continue waging war "until the end, until total victory".

He added in a televised address on Saturday: "We are continuing the war … until we achieve all of our goals: eliminating Hamas, returning all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will never again constitute a threat to Israel."

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