A man was killed, and four others were injured in a stabbing attack at a bus and train station in Haifa, northern Israel, Al Jazeera reported, citing officials.
Israeli police stated that the attack took place on Monday, and a security guard, along with a civilian, managed to “neutralize” the suspected attacker at the scene.
“Paramedics and EMTs have pronounced the death of a man around 70 years old and are providing medical treatment to and evacuating four injured individuals,” Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said.
The emergency service also reported that a man and a woman, both around 30 years old, as well as a 15-year-old boy, suffered serious injuries. The teenager remains in intensive care in “pretty severe condition,” according to hospital officials.
Israeli police identified the attacker as an Israeli citizen from a nearby Arab Druze town who had recently returned from abroad in May. However, the motive behind the attack is still under investigation.
Al Jazeera further reported that the man killed in the attack was a Palestinian citizen of Israel from a village in northern Israel. Social media images from the scene showed emergency personnel assisting the injured, with ambulances and security forces present.
The attack comes amid stalled ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas over Gaza. Over the weekend, the first phase of a ceasefire deal ended, and on Sunday, Israel blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza following disagreements with Hamas over extending the ceasefire.