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Sunday, July 5, 2026
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Sunday, July 5, 2026
Man shot dead by cops after allegedly charging them with a knife in Bat Yam
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice say a man was shot by officers when he charged them with a knife earlier today in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.
The officers had arrived on the scene after receiving a report that the man was engaging in disorderly conduct and causing damage to vehicles, police say. Police add that the incident was criminal in nature and not nationalist.
The man, in his mid-50s, was pronounced dead at Wolfson Hospital in nearby Holon after being rushed there in serious condition, first responders say.
His body has been transferred to the forensic medicine institute in Tel Aviv for further investigation.
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