Menachem Mendel Rivkin, who was stabbed and seriously wounded on Wednesday night in a terrorist attack in Givat Ze’ev, has been disconnected from artificial respiration, the Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem announced on Friday evening.

The hospital also said that Rivkin regained consciousness and was communicating with his surroundings. At the same time, the hospital also stressed that he remains hospitalized in intensive care because of his condition and the need for medical supervision.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)


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