2-year-old stabbed, seriously injured in Lod; father arrested

A 2-year-old child was stabbed and seriously injured in the central Israel city of Lod, police say.

The child’s father has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack, the statement says, adding that the background of the incident is unclear and under investigation.

Some initial reports suggested that the attack was terror-related but authorities did not indicate that this was the case.

 

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