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| Israeli police say one killed in train station knife attack | |
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| The attack took place at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station | The attack took place at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station |
| An elderly man has been killed and four other people have been wounded in what police say was a terrorist stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. | An elderly man has been killed and four other people have been wounded in what police say was a terrorist stabbing attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. |
| It happened at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station, and the attacker was shot dead at the scene by security guards, police said. | It happened at the HaMifratz Central train and bus station, and the attacker was shot dead at the scene by security guards, police said. |
| The victim who died was aged around 70, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said. A 15-year-old boy and a man and a woman in their 30s were in a serious condition, while a 70-year-old woman was moderate hurt, it added. | The victim who died was aged around 70, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said. A 15-year-old boy and a man and a woman in their 30s were in a serious condition, while a 70-year-old woman was moderate hurt, it added. |
| The police said the attacker was an Israeli Druze man from the town of Shfaram who had recently returned from abroad. Such an attack by a member of Israel's Druze community is rare. | The police said the attacker was an Israeli Druze man from the town of Shfaram who had recently returned from abroad. Such an attack by a member of Israel's Druze community is rare. |
| The Druze are an ethnic and religious group whose faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam. About 150,000 live in Israel and the occupied Golan Heights, comprising about 1.5% of the population. | The Druze are an ethnic and religious group whose faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam. About 150,000 live in Israel and the occupied Golan Heights, comprising about 1.5% of the population. |
| A witness told Israel's Walla news website that the attacker travelled to Haifa on a bus from Shfaram, which is about 10km (6 miles) east of Haifa. | A witness told Israel's Walla news website that the attacker travelled to Haifa on a bus from Shfaram, which is about 10km (6 miles) east of Haifa. |
| He began stabbing passengers when the bus arrived at the station, then got off and attacked others on the concourse, the witness said. | He began stabbing passengers when the bus arrived at the station, then got off and attacked others on the concourse, the witness said. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "My wife Sara and I send our deepest condolences to the family of the man who was murdered in the shocking terrorist attack in Haifa. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "My wife Sara and I send our deepest condolences to the family of the man who was murdered in the shocking terrorist attack in Haifa. |
| "We will continue to fight everywhere against those who seek to murder us and we will defeat them." | "We will continue to fight everywhere against those who seek to murder us and we will defeat them." |
| There was no immediate claim from any armed groups, but Hamas described the attack as "heroic" and a "natural response" to what it called Israeli crimes against Palestinians. | There was no immediate claim from any armed groups, but Hamas described the attack as "heroic" and a "natural response" to what it called Israeli crimes against Palestinians. |
| It comes amid deadlock between Hamas and Israel over moving forward with the six-week-old Gaza ceasefire deal. | It comes amid deadlock between Hamas and Israel over moving forward with the six-week-old Gaza ceasefire deal. |
| Israel stopped aid from entering Gaza after Hamas rejected what Netanyahu's office said was a US proposal for an extension to the first phase, which ended on Saturday night. | Israel stopped aid from entering Gaza after Hamas rejected what Netanyahu's office said was a US proposal for an extension to the first phase, which ended on Saturday night. |
| Hamas accused Israel of reneging on the deal and said the second phase should go ahead as agreed. | Hamas accused Israel of reneging on the deal and said the second phase should go ahead as agreed. |