The incident occurred when the police officer approached to investigate the man, who was acting suspiciously. During the search, the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the police officer. Police said the officer managed to pull out his gun and shot and killed the perpetrator. Rescue service Magen David Adom transported the policeman to the nearby Barzilai hospital. The officer later said he met the man during a search for Palestinians in Israel illegally. “When I bent down to check his lower body and felt a blow. “He stabbed me in the head and I fell to the ground.” He said the man continued to try to stab him before he could pull out his gun and shoot him. Get the Times of Israel Daily E-mail and never miss our top stories By registering, you agree to the terms The incident took place at a construction site in the city. Police said the perpetrator was a resident of Hebron in the West Bank, around forty, who was illegally in Israel. The incident comes with security forces on alert, as Israel faces the deadliest wave of terrorist attacks in recent years, with 14 dead in the past two weeks. The knife used in a knife attack in Ashkelon, April 11, 2022 (Israeli police) On Sunday, an Israeli Jew snatched a gun from a soldier at an intersection near Askelon before being shot by a senior military official, according to police, in an incident that highlighted tensions in the country. The man – who was not immediately named – died from his injuries at the scene. The incident was initially considered by many to be a terrorist attack committed by a Palestinian. The incident came hours after a Palestinian was shot dead after stabbing a police officer in Hebron and another Palestinian was shot when he ran unarmed at Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hussein. We tell a critical story Israel is now a much more important player on the world stage than its size suggests. As a Diplomatic Correspondent for the Times of Israel, I am well aware that Israel’s security, strategy and national interests are always under scrutiny and have serious implications. It takes balance, determination and knowledge to accurately convey the history of Israel, and I come to work every day with the goal of doing it to the fullest. Financial support from readers like you allows me to travel to watch the war (I just returned from reporting on Ukraine) and sign historic agreements. And it enables the Times of Israel to remain the place where readers around the world turn for accurate news about Israel’s relationship with the world. If it is important for you to have and thrive on independent, fact-based coverage of Israel’s role in the world, I urge you to support our work. Will you be joining the Times of Israel today? Thank you, Lazar Berman, Diplomatic Correspondent Yes, I will give Yes, I will give Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing it You are a devoted reader We’re really glad you read the X Times of Israel articles last month. That’s why we started the Times of Israel ten years ago – to provide demanding readers like you with the coverage they need to read about Israel and the Jewish world. So now we have a request. Unlike other media, we have not created a paywall. However, as the journalism we do is expensive, we invite readers for whom the Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel. For just $ 6 a month you can support our quality journalism by enjoying Times of Israel WITHOUT ADVERTISING, as well as access to exclusive content available only to members of the Times of Israel Community. Thanks, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of the Times of Israel Subscribe to our community Subscribe to our community Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing it
