
The stabbings took place during morning rush hour in the city of Holon, just outside Tel Aviv. The attacker stabbed people near a petrol station and a park, Israel’s ambulance service said.
A 66 year-old woman was killed and two other senior citizens were seriously wounded and rushed to hospital, it said. A younger man was also injured.
“Large police forces are present at the scene and are conducting extensive searches with a helicopter and additional resources,” police said in a statement.
The attacker was shot and “neutralised”, they added.
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