An alleged terrorist truck attack at a bus stop near Tel Aviv left at least 35 people injured on Sunday when the vehicle rammed into a group of people, many of them elderly people who had just gotten off a bus to visit a local museum. , according to Israeli emergency services.
“We are treating the incident as a terrorist attack in which a truck accelerated towards a group of people,” said police spokesman Arye Doron, who said the events were being investigated and that civilians shot and killed the alleged attacker.
The alleged attack occurred at 10:08 local time (08:08 GMT) on Aharon Yariv Boulevard, near the Glilot military base, in Ramat Hasharon, a residential area north of Tel Aviv. Magen David Adom (MDA), the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, immediately deployed an emergency operation to care for the victims.
According to the latest MDA report, among the 35 injured people transported to nearby hospitals, six are in serious condition, five have moderate injuries, 20 suffered minor injuries, and four people are being treated for acute anxiety. The Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv reported that one of the victims is in very serious condition. “His life is in danger and he is currently being treated in an operating room,” the medical center said in a statement.
Local media reported that most of the victims were elderly people who were part of a group of visitors headed to a museum in the area.
Police authorities quickly cordoned off the area while a helicopter flew over the area to support emergency efforts. Numerous ambulances and paramedic teams rushed to the scene to provide immediate medical care to the injured.
The alleged terrorist truck attack coincides with a particularly sensitive date: the Hebrew anniversary of the attack carried out by the Hamas group on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel, which triggered the current conflict in Gaza and Lebanon.
The rapid response of emergency services allowed the victims to receive immediate medical attention. The injured were distributed among several hospital centers in the region to receive specialized treatment depending on the severity of their injuries.
Images broadcast on Israeli television showed a significant deployment of security forces in the area, while emergency teams worked to evacuate the wounded.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact causes of the alleged attack, which has generated considerable concern in the local community, especially considering the vulnerable profile of many of the victims.
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