At least three people were killed on the evening of Thursday May 5 during an attack in Elad, in central Israel, the latest attack to date on the Jewish state which celebrates the 74th anniversary of its creation according to the Hebrew calendar.
According to Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, four other people were injured, two seriously, in the attack in the town of Elad, which has a population of around 50,000, including many ultra Jews. -Orthodox.
In a statement, the police gave no details on the identity of the attackers and the circumstances of the attack.
Speaking on the Channel 12 television channel, the city's mayor asked the population to confine themselves during the operation by the security forces.
Eighteen dead since March 22
This is the sixth anti-Israeli attack since March 22.
These attacks, some of which were perpetrated by Israeli Arabs and others by Palestinians, left 18 dead in total including those of Thursday evening in Elad.
In the wake of the first attacks, Israeli forces carried out a series of operations in the occupied West Bank.
In total, at least 26 Palestinians, including attackers, were killed.
In this context, clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians have since mid-April caused nearly 300 Palestinian injuries on and around the esplanade of the Mosques in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian sector of the Holy City occupied and annexed by Israel.
With AFP and Reuters
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