The terror wave in Israel continued on Thursday morning when an Arab stabbed a Chareidi man on a bus at the Neve Daniel intersection in Gush Etzion, near the Elazar yishuv.

At 9:10 a.m., the Arab, armed with a screwdriver, got on the 364 bus, which departs from the Chareidi yishuv Meitzad toward Jerusalem, and stabbed an Israeli passenger, seriously injuring him.

A civilian on the bus immediately shot the Arab and neutralized him.

MDA paramedics administered emergency medical aid to the 28-year-old stabbing victim at the scene and evacuated him to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital. Three people who were suffering from shock also had to be evacuated to the hospital, including the Arab bus driver.

“A victim of a stabbing attack in Gush Etzion arrived at the Shaarei Tzedek trauma unit in serious condition, with stab wounds on his upper body,” a statement from the hospital said. “He was stabilized and transferred to the operating room.”

The hospital provided an update early Thursday afternoon, saying that the man is still in serious condition. “He underwent life-saving surgery as he was stabbed in the chest and he is now sedated and ventilated,” a doctor said. “His injury was severe but he is in stable condition.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)