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Stabbing attack on woman in Israeli city of Herzliya

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A Palestinian man stabbed an 83-year-old woman to death in the Israeli city of Herzliya, Israeli media reported on Friday, in what police described as a terrorist attack.

A member of the Israeli police holds markers at the scene of a suspected attack near Herzliya, Israel, December 27, 2024. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

A member of the Israeli police holds markers at the scene of a suspected attack near Herzliya, Israel, December 27, 2024. Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach

A Palestinian man stabbed an 83-year-old woman to death in the Israeli city of Herzliya, Israeli media reported on Friday, in what police described as a terrorist attack.

Ambulance services said the woman was treated at the scene by paramedics and transferred in a critical condition to hospital. Israeli media reported she later died of her wounds.

Police said the attacker, a former security services informant from the northern area of the occupied West Bank, was caught and arrested.

Reporting by James Mackenzie

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