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| Israel: Woman killed, 17 hurt in suspected Palestinian car-ramming attack | |
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| The suspects switched between three cars during the attack, according to Israeli police | The suspects switched between three cars during the attack, according to Israeli police |
| A 70-year-old woman has been killed and 17 other people injured in what police say was a terrorist attack in Israel. | |
| Two Palestinians from the occupied West Bank have been arrested over the incident in Raanana, about 20km (12.5 miles) north of Tel Aviv. | |
| The suspects allegedly switched between three stolen vehicles and ran over pedestrians in different places. | The suspects allegedly switched between three stolen vehicles and ran over pedestrians in different places. |
| The attack came as the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza passed the 100-day mark. | The attack came as the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza passed the 100-day mark. |
| Israeli media reports say the woman who died was stabbed by one of the suspects before he and an accomplice took her car and used it to ram into people. | Israeli media reports say the woman who died was stabbed by one of the suspects before he and an accomplice took her car and used it to ram into people. |
| The attackers lost control of the car then stole a second car and continued driving into people, according to the reports. | The attackers lost control of the car then stole a second car and continued driving into people, according to the reports. |
| Haaretz newspaper quoted an eyewitness as saying they "saw someone stab three people near the mall. [The attacker] stole a car and ran over other people". | |
| It is unclear how the attackers were stopped and arrested. Police say both suspects came from the West Bank city of Hebron and that they had both entered Israel illegally. | It is unclear how the attackers were stopped and arrested. Police say both suspects came from the West Bank city of Hebron and that they had both entered Israel illegally. |
| There have been few reports of attacks in Israel since the war began on 7 October and Monday's incident will further increase the sense of anxiety among Israelis. | |
| The country is still in a state of shock after waves of Hamas gunmen burst through the border from Gaza and attacked Israeli communities, killing at least 1,200 people - mainly civilians - and taking about 240 others hostage 101 days ago. | |
| Tensions have also been heightened in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Local health officials say more than 350 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in raids targeting militants and in other incidents, and in settler-related violence. | |
| Hamas praised the attack in Raanana as "a natural response to the occupation's massacres and its continued aggression against our Palestinian people". | |
| The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 24,100 people - mainly women and children - have been killed in Israel's bombardment, which began in response to the attacks. The ministry says almost 61,000 others have been injured. | |
| Israel says 9,000 of those killed in Gaza were Hamas combatants. It has vowed to destroy the group and free the remaining hostages. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |