The 18-year-old terrorist was waiting, looking to decide who his victim would be in the stabbing attack in Givat Ze’ev on Wednesday night.
The terrorist saw a chareidi couple at the convenience store at the gas station in Givat Ze’ev. He stabbed the husband, Menachem Mendel be Chana Yehudit twice, leaving him seriously wounded. He then fled the scene and passersby saw what occurred and chased after him, apprehending him until police arrived. The terrorist sustained minor injuries from the blows he sustained while being restrained for police.
The victim, Menachem Mendel, 38, is a resident of Givat Ze’ev.
He arrived in Shaare Zedek in very serious condition and was rushed immediately into lifesaving surgery and required a number of units of blood to compensate for the significant blood loss. Doctors report the knife struck major blood vessels.
B’chasdei Hashem today, Thursday, 18 Shevat, he remains in stable condition in an intensive care unit.
It is also reported the terrorist was armed with two knives with officials pointing out that one must use extreme caution when trying to apprehend such an individual and one must not assume a knife dropped at a scene is the only weapon the terrorist is carrying. In this case, a knife was dropped at the scene and the second knife was found by police after they took custody of the prisoner.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo: Media Resource Group)
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So shoot to kill would really be the primary option!!! But in this sick world of today, world opinion would be to allow the terrorists to do their thing! Placate the evildoers.
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