At least three people were killed and four injured in an attack in Elad, Israel, on Thursday, according to Magen David Adom, the national emergency medical service.
Eyewitnesses said that the local police started a search for the perpetrators of the crime, and that the attack was carried out by at least two people, one with a gun, the other with a knife or another cutting edge.
The new attack, the sixth of its kind in Israel since the end of March, and which together killed 18 people, coincides with Independence Day festivities across the country.
Three deaths occurred at the scene. In addition, according to the statement made by the medical teams, 2 of the 4 injured people were seriously injured.
Police conducted security operations on the roads in the outer parts of the city and intervened by helicopter to find a vehicle from which those responsible for the attack, which was not claimed by any terrorist organization, fled.
Authorities in Elad urged residents to stay home or seek shelter until the perpetrators are found.
Magen David Adom, who treats the victims, and Alon Rizkan, a volunteer paramedic, said in a statement that the three dead were men in their 40s, and those who were seriously injured were between the ages of 35 and 60.
source: Noticias
