Stabbing at mall in Karmiel, Israel

 On Wednesday, a Arab Israeli citizen named Jawwad Omar Rubia from stabbed two people at a shopping mall in, Israel. They were taken to. One of the victims was later pronounced dead, with the other being treated in an. Northern District Police Chief Shuki Tahauko said that one of the victims "neutralize[d]" the stabber. Police said that it was a "suspected terror attack."

Hamas called the attacker "one of the heroes of our people." Palestinian Islamic Jihad also said on  that the stabbing was a "heroic operation." Israel Police spokesman Eli Levy said that "we are familiar with this type of attacks, and we need to rule out the possibility that there are additional terrorists." He also said that "incitement to terrorism is running rampant on social networks" and that "we are destroying a lot of terrorist infrastructure and thwarting many attacks." Nahf’s mayor Muhammad Zuri said that "we hope it [(the attack)] will remain an isolated one."

This came amidst the recent escalation after the. The attack killed 1,139 Israelis, including 373 members of the security forces, 695 civilians (including 36 children), and 71 foreigners. In addition, nearly 250 Israelis were taken hostage. During the attack, more than 3,000 Hamas gunmen crossed the border, as well as nearly 6,000 rockets were fired. Sources indicate numerous acts of sexual assault resulted during this conflict. Thousands of rockets are also reported to have been fired during the attack. In response, Israel declared war on Hamas and mobilized 350,000 reservists. Up to May 2024, Israel says they have killed 14,000 terrorists and 16,000 civilians during the war, while Hamas says that 35,000 people have been killed.