Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed on Sunday when an alleged axe-wielding terrorist plowed into a group of soldiers with his car, seriously injuring one of them before killing them, the military said, according to multiple reports. .
The incident occurred near a naval base in Haifa, a port city in northern Israel, Ynet News report.
20-year-old man seriously injured on suspicion of terrorism in Haifahttps://t.co/j3EXo1ATRZ
— Y Net News (@ynetnews) January 29, 2024
“[T]he got out of the car as a terrorist [after ramming it into a person] He then attempted to attack IDF soldiers with an axe. “Soldiers responded with live ammunition and IDF officers neutralized the terrorist,” the IDF tweeted. (Related: More than 1,000 UN agency employees have ties to Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Report)
Terrorists recently carried out a ramming attack adjacent to an IDF base in northern Israel.
After this, the terrorist got out of the car and tried to attack the IDF soldiers with an axe. The soldiers responded with live ammunition, incapacitating an IDF officer… pic.twitter.com/e4UjQREZoR
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 29, 2024
Israeli police also arrested a man suspected of fleeing the scene, the Jerusalem Post reported. report. According to Israeli authorities, the victim of the attack was a soldier in his 20s, Times of Israel military correspondent Emmanuel Fabian tweeted along with two photos showing the aftermath of the attack.
A soldier has been seriously injured in a suspected car ramming attack in Haifa, police and medical officials said.
Initial reports said the assailant drove his car into the soldier, who is in his 20s, then got out of the car and tried to attack him with an ax, but was shot dead. pic.twitter.com/JKffdgBc1Y
— Emmanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 29, 2024
Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's version of the Red Cross, tweeted that the seriously injured soldier was taken to hospital for treatment. “When we arrived at the scene, we found the victim conscious and lying against a wall with severe injuries to his lower legs. We treated him with bandages and painkillers and left him in critical condition,” the tweet said. We took him to the hospital,” said MDA paramedic Hanan Zohar.
MDA paramedic Hanan Zohar: “When we arrived at the scene, we found the injured person conscious and lying against a wall with serious injuries to his lower legs. We took him to the hospital in critical condition.”
— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) January 29, 2024
These details about the soldier's condition were corroborated by a statement from the hospital's deputy director, Dr. Avi Wiseman. according to to the New York Post. “He is currently unconscious, intubated, and will undergo a series of surgeries,” Dr. Wiseman reportedly said.
