Beersheva
A car mounted the sidewalk and struck a pedestrian, who suffered moderate injuries • The driver, said to be a resident of the Bedouin town of Rahat, has been placed under arrest.
Mohammad El Halabi had been in custody for six years on charges of funneling $50 million of relief funds to Hamas.
Family of terrorist in town of Houra deplore attack
“This is the act of an individual, and we must condemn this despicable act and continue to live together,” said Ishaq Abu Al-Kiyan, deputy head of the Houra Regional Council.
Nevertheless, Professor Boaz Ganor, executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, says this particular incident does not reflect any current trend in the Arab-Israeli arena.
“We will never forget you ... you always helped everyone, and then came a Jew-hater and took you away from us. You were with us in heart and soul,” says the husband of Doris Yahbas, a mother of three who was stabbed to death, in her eulogy.
Michael Barak, a senior researcher on terrorism and radical Islamic networks, told JNS that ISIS calls on its supporters to use a combination of vehicle-ramming attacks and sharp blades for “maximum carnage.”
US, UN condemn terror attack in southern Israel that killed four people
These incidents “highlight the volatility of the situation and the urgent need for leaders to work together against the spiral of violence,” said U.N. Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Tor Wennesland.
Bennett praises civilians who neutralized active terrorist in Beersheva knife attack
The Israeli prime minister noted that the two Israeli civilians who brought down the assailant “exhibited alertness and bravery, and prevented more bloodshed.”
The terrorist, a resident of the Bedouin town of Houra, ran over a cyclist before leaving his vehicle and started to slash at civilians near the Big shopping center in southern Israel.
“It cannot be that people are afraid to drive at night near Beersheva,” says the vehicle’s driver, who had his daughter with him at the time of the attack.
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, said it would be a strategic opportunity for renewal and growth, adding that it will also “play a significant role in making the desert bloom.”
Bennett announces $160.8 million Negev assistance package
The funds will go to education, employment, reducing wage gaps, healthcare, transportation and more, says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
