Canadian citizen attempts terror stabbing at moshav near Gaza, is shot dead
IDF notes attacker arrived at Netiv Ha’asara through Israel, not from the Strip; witnesses report assailant shouted in English, ‘You’re murdering people in Gaza!’
A Canadian man attempted a terror stabbing on Monday morning at the entrance to Netiv Ha’asara, a moshav in southern Israel close to the Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces said, adding that the assailant was shot and killed.
The IDF confirmed that the assailant was a Canadian citizen, adding, “We emphasize that the suspect is a foreign citizen who arrived at the scene from Israel and not from the Gaza Strip.”
The Kan public broadcaster reported that the man, identified as Qawarshi Zakaria Adam, carried a Canadian passport and that he shouted “Free Palestine!” as he conducted the attack.
According to reports, the suspect entered Israel on Sunday on a tourist visa.
According to the military, the suspect arrived at the entrance to the Gaza border community by car, got out, and threatened security forces with a knife. The guards shot and killed him.
“He was shouting, ‘You’re murdering people in Gaza!’ and we neutralized him,” said a member of the moshav’s civilian security squad, according to the Walla news site.
Magen David Adom reported that a 61-year-old woman was affected by severe anxiety in the wake of the attack, but no one was physically wounded.
An English-speaking foreigner, possibly an American, is responsible for the suspected terror stabbing at the entrance of Netiv Ha'asara, according to security officials.
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