An Israeli man was stabbed and lightly-to-moderately wounded in the central Israeli city of Ra’anana on Wednesday night, a police spokesperson said.
After initial uncertainty, police determined the motive was not terror, spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said.
The assailant fled the scene shortly after the attack, prompting a manhunt by police, Rosenfeld said.
The victim was stabbed multiple times in the upper body, according to Ohad Bain, one of the paramedics who treated him.
The approximately 29-year-old victim received some medical treatment on the scene before being taken to Meir Medical Center in nearby Kfar Saba for further care, the Magen David Adom rescue service said.
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“On the way to the hospital he communicated with us. His condition was determined to be moderate to serious, but stable,” Bain said.
The stabbing took place on Ahuza Street, a main thoroughfare in the city.
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