A man in his 60s was killed and four were wounded in a bus station stabbing in the city of Haifa, Israel’s ambulance service said, with the police treating it as a suspected terrorist attack.
The assailant was shot and killed by a security guard and a civilian, police said, after the attack in a central transit hub in the northern city.
Police said the assailant was an Arab citizen of Israel who had returned from abroad in May, police added. The attack is still being investigated.
Hamas praised the attack but have not claimed responsibility for it.
Less than two weeks ago, three bombs exploded in Tel Aviv in what authorities described as a suspected terror attack. There were no casualties in these explosions.
Regional tensions are running high regarding the fate of the Gaza ceasefire, after Israel cut off the entry of all goods and supplies on Sunday and continued carrying out air strikes on parts of Gaza as the timeframe first phase of a ceasefire came to an end.
Israel’s government has warned of “further consequences” if Hamas does not accept a new proposal from US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to extend the first phase ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover.
Hamas militants say an agreed second phase must now begin, leading to a permanent Israeli withdrawal and an end to the war. Israel has instead offered a temporary extension into April, with Hamas to release more hostages in return for Palestinian detainees, without immediate talks on Gaza’s future.
Several Arab nations have described Israel’s blockade on aid as a violation of the ceasefire. Egypt accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon, while Saudi Arabia described the move as “blackmail” and “collective punishment” against Palestinians.
In a statement on Sunday, Qatar’s foreign ministry said it “strongly condemns” the Israeli decision, describing it as “a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement” and “international humanitarian law”.
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