Eilat stabbing was terrorism — police

The stabbing of an Israeli woman in Eilat on October 29 was a terror attack, the Israel Police confirms, crediting an investigation conducted jointly with the Shin Bet security service.

Police at the scene of a stabbing in Eilat, October 29, 2015. (screen capture: Twitter)
Police at the scene of a stabbing in Eilat, October 29, 2015. (screen capture: Twitter)

A 24-year-old suspect in the stabbing has confessed, police say.

The woman was lightly wounded in the attack in the southern resort town.

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