Remand hearing for stabbing suspect

Police are set to request an extension of remand of the suspect in Wednesday’s stabbing in Tel Aviv at 4 p.m.

Hamza Matrouk, 23, of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, won’t be present at the hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court. He was shot and injured attempting to flee the scene of the attack.

Police seek an extension of Matrouk’s detention by 15 days, the Walla news site reports.

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