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What the reporting established
The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant’s hometown in the occupied West Bank. The attack started in the northern city of Beit Shean when the Palestinian man rammed his vehicle into individuals, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy.
(Israel Police via AP) Palestinian youth walk along a tent camp for displaced individuals as the sun sets in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police stated.
(Israel Police via AP) In this photo released by Israel Police on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, shows Israeli police officers at the site where a vehicle was used, as documented by the authorities, during a suspected ramming and stabbing attack in Afula, northern Israel.
In this photo released by Israel Police on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, Israeli police officers work on the site where a vehicle was used, as documented by the authorities, during a suspected ramming and stabbing attack in Afula, northern Israel.
Police say that two individuals have been killed and no fewer than two more injured in northern Israel in a car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man. A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police stated.
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