A man carried out a stabbing attack on Thursday in the Beit Kama junction in Israel’s South, Israel Police said.
The knife-wielding culprit was killed on the scene and has been identified as Fadi Abu Eltaif, 22 years old. Eltaif held Israeli citizenship and had been living in Israel since 2019, although he was originally from the Gaza Strip. Both his parents currently reside in the Gaza Strip.
The victim, Senior Warrant Officer Uri Moyal, 51 years old from Dimona, succumbed to his wounds on Thursday night, according to a statement by Dimona mayor Benny Bitton.
Moyal was initially rushed to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after the attack.