A Palestinian stabbed a man in central Tel Aviv Saturday afternoon, seriously injuring him, before being shot and killed by an armed civilian passerby, The Time of Israel reports.
Police said the stabbing on Levontin Street was a terror attack. The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to Ichilov Hospital in serious condition.
The terrorist was identified as Salah Yahye, 19, from the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
He was in Israel illegally, according to defense sources. Medics say he was shot dead at the scene.
The suspected attack was initially described as “a shooting incident,” apparently due to the shots fired by the civilian at the terrorist.
A statement from the police said they were still looking into “the circumstances of the incident” and that a large number of officers were on the scene.
