Two injured by grenade in Ashdod

Two bystanders were injured when a grenade was thrown in Ashdod on Monday night, in what police believe was a botched attack by criminals.

A man, 38, sustained moderate shrapnel wounds, and a woman, 20, was lightly injured when the blast occurred on Hatsiyonut Street in the Mediterranean port city.

Police said that the grenade was thrown at a shop by a motorcyclist.

The injured man was standing nearby in the street, while the woman, who was driving a car, had just pulled out of a parking spot close to the shop, when the grenade exploded.

The car and the shop were both damaged. The motorcyclist fled the scene.

Paramedics who were in the area with an ambulance heard the explosion and saw the smoke from the blast.

They immediately rushed to the scene, where they treated the injured and evacuated them to Barzilai Medical Center in nearby Ashkelon.

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In a separate incident on Monday night, a man, 30, was shot and seriously injured in Haifa. He was taken to the Rambam hospital for emergency surgery.

The shooter fled the scene.

Police said the victim knew the gunman, with whom he had an ongoing dispute.