by Joshua Marks
One terrorist was slain at the scene and a second suspect was detained, as security forces continued to scour the area for any additional accomplices.
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One person was killed and five others wounded, two seriously and three moderately, in a series of shootings on Sunday between Kochav Yair and Tzur Natan in central Israel, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency response service.
MDA paramedics and EMTs pronounced the death of a man in his 30s and provided medical treatment to the wounded before evacuating them to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba and Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.
One shooting was reported at a gas station in Kochav Yair, with two people wounded, according to medical officials.
Israeli Defense Forces troops were dispatched alongside other security personnel to the areas of Sal’it and Tzur Yitzhak following reports of multiple shooting incidents, where they neutralized a terrorist at the scene. Another terrorist was caught. Both are Israeli citizens.
Soldiers and medical teams were conducting searches for additional terrorists, while reinforcements were en route, the IDF said.
Police Commissioner Danny Levi later clarified that the attack was carried out by a lone terrorist, according to Channel 12, which reported that the terrorist was Omar Yassin, a 21-year-old resident of Taibeh, an Arab city in central Israel. IDF troops raided his home.
Channel 12 reported that the terrorist arrived in the area in a stolen pickup truck with a yellow (Israeli) license plate. Footage shows the local police chief returning fire, driving off the attacker in the Sal’it attack.
Israel Police later said they arrested an additional suspect on Sunday in connection with the terror attack. Investigators said the suspect had sought help hiding after the attack. Detectives from the Taybeh station located him, and he attempted to stab officers during the arrest before being subdued without injuries. The assailant in the initial attack was shot and killed by Central District police, who also seized his weapon. Police, Border Police and National Guard units continued searches and investigative operations, as Central District Commander Deputy Commissioner Amir Cohen conducted on-site assessments. The investigation is ongoing, the statement added.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth following the attack while touring the Gaza Strip with Southern Command head Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor and Gaza Division commander Brig. Gen. Liron Batito. He received an initial briefing on the shooting and issued directives for continued operational activity, according to the military. Bluth; the commander of the Judea and Samaria Division, Brig. Gen. Kobi Heller; and the commander of the Ephraim Brigade, Col. P., were at the scene of the attack.
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The IDF Home Front Command issued a terrorist infiltration alert at 11:49 a.m., calling on residents of Tzur Natan in the Sharon region to “enter a protected space immediately.” Hours later, an all-clear was issued, with the Home Front Command notifying residents of Tzur Natan and Tzur Yitzhak at 3:32 p.m. that “the terrorist infiltration incident in your area has ended. It is now permitted to leave homes and move around the area without restriction.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a situational assessment and was “monitoring the deadly shooting attack along the seam line,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that if the attackers were captured alive (and convicted), they should be executed under what he described as the “death penalty for terrorists” law, asserting that those who kill Jews should face capital punishment.
Ben-Gvir was at the scene of the terrorist attack along with the police commissioner.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the day “painful and difficult,” saying he was “shocked by the horrific terror attack in the Sharon region, in which an Israeli citizen was murdered and others were injured.”
In a post on X, he offered condolences to the bereaved family, wished a speedy recovery to the wounded and praised security and emergency services for acting “with courage and resolve” while vowing that Israel would continue to “act forcefully against the threat of violent terror in all its forms.”
Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news.
Source: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/one-dead-two-wounded-in-central-israel-shooting
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