A vehicle and ax attack in Israel leaves a soldier injured and the attacker dead

An Israeli soldier was injured this Monday near a military base in Haifaa tourist town in the north of Israelwhen a man tried to run him over, official sources reported, stating that the attacker, who died instantly, also wielded an ax to attack the uniformed police officers.

“An accomplished terrorist an attack attack near an Israel Defense Forces base in the north” of the country, indicated the Army.

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The aggressor “He got out of the vehicle and tried to attack the soldiers with an axe”then the uniformed men responded with fire and “neutralized” he added.

A military spokesperson confirmed to EFE that the The attacker lost his life instantly.

In turn, the Police indicated that the incident caused “injuries to a soldier” and that an investigation was launched, while the emergency service Magen David Adom He assured that the victim is a man of approximately 20 years old.

“When we arrived at the scene we found the victim conscious, lying next to a wall, with serious injuries to his lower extremities. “We evacuated him to the hospital in serious condition.”explained the paramedic Hanan Zohar.

Although authorities have not officially revealed the identity of the attacker, they often use the term “terrorist” to refer to Palestinians who carry out attacks under the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

This same Monday, but in Tekoaan Israeli settlement in West Bank busy, a Palestinian “tried to carry out a knife attack against soldiers from the Defense Forces of Israel who guarded a military post in the area”said an Army spokesman.

“The soldiers attempted to establish contact and responded with fire on the terrorist armed, which was neutralized”, he added, stating that the incident left no victims.

An army spokesman told EFE that the attacker was killed during the events, while the official Palestinian news agency, Wafaguarantees that he is a 16-year-old teenager, identified as Rani Yaser Jalaf al Shaerwho died after Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching him.

This occurs in the middle of war Israel and the Islamic movement Hamas at the Gaza stripwhich exacerbated tensions in the Israel and worsened violence in West Bank.

Source: Elcomercio

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