Police confirm Haifa suspect disarmed after apparent attack with car, hatchet

The scene of a suspected ramming attack in Haifa on January 29, 2024. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)
The scene of a suspected ramming attack in Haifa on January 29, 2024. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)

Police confirm that a suspected attacker in Haifa was “neutralized.”

According to reports, the attacker rammed his car into a young man before getting out wielding a hatchet, after which he was shot by troops.

Pictures on social media show troops with guns drawn standing near a man lying in the street with a hatchet next to him. Other footage shows a car with its front smashed next to the outer wall of what appears to be a military facility.

The attack apparently occurred next to an IDF naval base and about a block from Rambam Medical Center.

The Magen David Adom rescue service says it treated a 20-year-old man with serious injuries to his lower extremities.

The condition of the attacker is not known.

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