A woman injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack is evacuated to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 4, 2023. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
JERUSALEM, July 4 (Xinhua) -- At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said.
Zaka, an Israeli rescue service, said in a statement that at least seven were injured, including a 47-year-old woman who sustained critical injuries.
The attack took place on the main street of Neot Afeka, an affluent neighborhood in northern Tel Aviv, where the assailant arrived with his car.
Tel Aviv District Commander Ami Eshed told reporters that the driver accelerated the vehicle towards a bus station, ramming into a group of pedestrians. Eshed said that the driver then stepped out of his car and began stabbing others. According to Eshed, he was shot and killed by "a civilian on a motorcycle who happened to be in the area."
The assailant was identified as Hasin Halila, a 23-year-old from the town of As-Samu in the Hebron area in the southern West Bank.
Hamas, a Palestinian armed group and movement, praised the attack. In a statement, the group said that it was "a first response to the crimes of the occupation" in Jenin, where hundreds of troops backed by drones launched the largest raid in nearly two decades.
Since the operation began on Monday, Israeli troops killed at least 10 people, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Thousands of others fled their homes due to the fighting. ■
A victim of a car-ramming and stabbing attack is evacuated to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 4, 2023. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
A man injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack is evacuated to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 4, 2023. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
A woman injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack is evacuated to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 4, 2023. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
A woman injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack is evacuated to a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 4, 2023. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows the scene of a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least seven Israelis were injured on Tuesday in a combined car-ramming and stabbing attack in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv before the assailant was shot dead, the police said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
