Israeli police said they killed the perpetrator of a stabbing attack in Gan Yavni, east of Ashdod, noting that 3 people were injured. The Israeli ambulance service said that 3 injured in this operation were seriously wounded, while Israeli and Palestinian platforms circulated scenes that they said were from the scene.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent said large Israeli police forces were conducting a search at the site of the stabbing in search of any additional suspects.
3 settlers critically wounded in a stabbing operation executed by #Palestinian resistance, in Gan Yavne, Ashdod, in the heart of #Israel! #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/ML6OmFoeeA
— @Misra_Amaresh (@misra_amaresh) April 1, 2024
The city of Ashdod is constructed on the Palestinian town of Isdud, which was confiscated by the newly-formed state of Israel in 1948. The Palestinian residents forced to flee from Isdud became refugees — many of them moving to Gaza, never to return.
