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At least eight people injured after car rams into pedestrians in Israel’s Haifa: Report

Israeli media have reported that a car has rammed into a group of pedestrians on Highway 65 near the Karkur intersection, south of Haifa. Local sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that the car had fled after hitting several people.

According to reports, at least eight people were injured in the incident, one of whom was severely wounded. Moreover, a police spokesperson told the Israel Hayom news outlet that the alleged perpetrator had been arrested.

The Israeli national emergency service, MDA, said it has transferred six injured people to a hospital, including two in serious condition. Two other people had minor injuries.



Israeli police killed car ramming attack perpetrator

Israeli police have said the man who rammed into a crowd of people near the Karkur Junction was a 53-year-old Palestinian who was killed.

The police said the perpetrator, who was from Jenin in the occupied West Bank, was residing in Israel without a permit and was married to an Israeli citizen.

He injured several civilians who were standing at a bus stop, it added. Earlier, medics said one of the at least eight casualties was seriously wounded.