At least two people seriously injured in suspected knife attack

One person is in critical condition and another was moderately injured in a suspected terrorist knife attack at a shopping mall in Karmiel on Wednesday.

The attacker was reportedly neutralized. Police and emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene and investigations are ongoing.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service said its teams were fighting for the life of the seriously injured victim of the attack.

Paramedic Ran Moskowitz said he saw two men in their 20s lying on the ground with stab wounds when he arrived. “We began emergency care, including stopping the bleeding while resuscitating the man, who was in critical condition,” he said.

Police said they could not rule out that there were other terrorists in the area around the city in the Lower Galilee region. “Unfortunately, we are aware of such attacks,” said police spokesman Eli Levy. “We cannot rule out that the terrorist had help or that there are others at large.”