Vehicle collides with pedestrians in Tel Aviv, resulting in 40 injuries and one fatal victim.
In Tel Aviv, a hefty vehicle crashes into a crowd assembling at a bus station, leaving approximately 40 individuals injured. Regrettably, one of them succumbs to their injuries at a hospital later on. Numerous individuals endure severe wounds. As reported by news sources, the operator, hailing from an Arab town in Israel, is declared deceased after being confronted by onlookers armed with firearms. The occurrence took place in close proximity to a military base.
Preliminarily, media outlets hinted at the authorities regarding the incident as a potential terrorist act. However, the law enforcement later clarified that the situation's specifics were yet to be established. In the past, such attacks by Palestinians involving automobiles or trucks have been common.
Roughly following the Tel Aviv incident, the military disclosed that a Palestinian had attempted to assail soldiers at a West Bank military checkpoint by using his car and a knife. Fortunately, no soldiers were harmed. The driver was promptly neutralized by gunfire.
Historically, such assaults involving vehicles or trucks have been carried out by terrorists in Israel.
The following media outlets initially speculated that the authorities might be dealing with a potential terrorist act after the Tel Aviv incident. Subsequently, the military revealed that a similar attempt had occurred at a West Bank military checkpoint.
