Attacker behind string of possible terror attacks shot by civilian passerby

By Charlie Summers

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26 December 2025, 1:57 pm

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The suspected terrorist in a string of fatal ramming and stabbing attacks was shot and injured by a civilian passerby while fleeing towards Afula, police announce.

Over the past hour, two pedestrians were killed and two others injured by the assailant, whom police say is a Palestinian from the West Bank.

He crashed into one of the victims, a 68-year-old pedestrian, killing him, then sped westward on Route 71 and pulled over near a bus station, where he fatally stabbed a young woman.

The assailant continued towards Afula but was shot by a passerby, and is now being taken to a hospital in moderate condition.