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2022 El'ad stabbing
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
LocationEl'ad, Israel
Date5 May 2022
Attack type
Mass stabbing
Deaths3
Injured4
No. of participants
2

On 5 May 2022, a mass stabbing took place in El'ad, Israel, during Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut). Three people were killed and four injured.[1][2][3][4]

Israeli Police identified the perpetrators as two Palestinians from Rummanah, West Bank.[5]

Background

In recent weeks, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs have perpetrated a string of deadly attacks in Israel, the deadliest period since 2006.[4] A week before the attack, two Hamas supporters from Nablus murdered a security guard in Ariel. While the search for the murderers was still going on by the Israeli Police, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of The Hamas in Gaza, made a public speech where he encouraged the Palestinian and Israeli Arabs to "raise every possible weapon, will it be a rifle, a pistol, or a knife" against Israelis[6].

Attack

The attackers arrived in the Shlomo Ibn Gbirol street at 20:35 PM, holding axes and a pistol.[7]. They encountered a security guard, who attempted to shoot at them, but got murdered by them shortly afterwards.[8] They then arrived to the nearby central park in Elad, which was full of visitors who came to celebrate the 74th Independence Day of Israel, and began to attack them, killing two more people and wounding four more.

Two of the killed victims were in their 40s, while the third victim was a 35-year-old man. A 60-year-old man and a 35-year-old man suffered serious injuries.[7] Fighting the attackers, a 40-year-old man was moderately injured and a 23-year-old man lightly injured.[7]

Perpetrators

The two perpetrators were identified by the Israeli Police as As'ad Alrafa'ani (20) and Sabhi Shajir (19) from Rummanah, near Jenin in the West Bank[5].

Reactions

Hamas praised the attack, describing it as revenge for recent clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but did not claim responsibility.[9][10] Palestinian Islamic Jihad also congratulated the stabbing.[11]

The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, said that "The killing of Palestinians and Israelis only leads to a further deterioration in the situation at a time when we are all begging to achieve stability and prevent escalation".[12]

Some Palestinians in Nablus, Tulkarm, Gaza City and Khan Yunis celebrated the attack, handing out candies to passers-by.[13] A video encouraging the murder of Jews with an axe circulated on a Palestinian telegram channel.[13]

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a press briefing on Thursday that the US "vehemently condemns" the "horrific attack targeting innocent men and women".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ News, A. B. C. "Israeli medics say 3 killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Police hunt for two suspects after three killed in deadly terror attack in Elad". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Israel: 3 killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv | DW | 05.05.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Elad attack: Three dead in central Israeli city". BBC News. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. ^ a b "Victims of Elad attack named as manhunt for terrorists continues". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. ^ ימים לפני הפיגוע באלעד: סינוואר קרא לפלסטינים לאחוז בנשק, N12 News, May 5th 2022
  7. ^ a b c CNN, Amir Tal and Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold. "At least three killed in suspected terror attack in Israel". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ שלושה נרצחים ושני פצועים קשה בפיגוע באלעד; מתנהל מצוד אחר המחבלים, Maariv, May 6th 2022 (in Hebrew)
  9. ^ "Three people killed and at least four injured in attack in Israeli town of Elad". the Guardian. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  10. ^ "Hamas applauds terror attack in Elad". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  11. ^ "Three killed in attack in central Israel's Elad". France 24. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  12. ^ "אבו מאזן גינה את הפיגוע באלעד". ynet. May 6, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "'We came to slaughter you': Palestinian Arabs celebrate Elad terror attack". Israel National News. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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