JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Four police officers were injured, one seriously, in a terrorist ramming attack which occurred Wednesday overnight near Kochav Yair located in central Israel. Following the attack, the terrorist, Wahhab Shbita, a 26-year-old Israeli Arab from the town of Tira, arrived at a checkpoint armed with a knife and attempted to stab security forces stationed there – and was eliminated.
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Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services teams evacuated the officer to the Rabin Medical Center in serious condition. Three other officers, one of whom was moderately injured, were taken to the Meir Medical Center.
The police launched an investigation into the attack and noted that following the ramming near Kochav Yair, the terrorist got out of his vehicle at the Eliyahu crossing, attempted to stab a security guard – and was neutralized.
MDA dispatch center received a report on the attack at 01:39 a.m. According to the report, a number of pedestrians had been injured by a vehicle near Tira. MDA paramedics arrived at the scene and provided medical attention to the officers.
“Four injured individuals were evacuated to hospitals, including a 23-year-old man in serious condition with head trauma, a 46-year-old man suffering from head and limb injuries, and two others who received minor injuries,” MDA reported.
MDA paramedics Amir Dahari and Eyal Davidzon, who arrived at the scene, said, “We arrived at the scene and saw four injured individuals lying on the roadside and sidewalk, about one meter apart from each other.”
“A 24-year-old man was semi-conscious and suffering from head and limb injuries, a 46-year-old man was fully conscious, also suffering from head and limb injuries, and two others were fully conscious. We gave them medical attention on-site and evacuated them to the hospital,” they added.
The condition of the seriously injured policeman has improved and he is now in moderate condition.