On Monday, Jamil Tamimi, an Arab resident of Jerusalem, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in a plea deal for a stabbing attack he committed in 2017.
On Friday, April 4, 2017, Tamimi stabbed three civilians at a light rail stop near the Old City of Jerusalem. 25-year-old Hannah Blandon, a British student was murdered.
Two others were injured, including a pregnant woman in her 30s and a male in his early 50s.
Tamimi was neutralized and arrested at the scene by an off-duty police officer. He was known to be mentally ill with a criminal record.
At the time, a Shin Bet spokesperson reported that the terrorist may have been attempting to commit suicide at the time of the attack.
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Jamil Tamimi, 58, a member of the Tamimi clan, who stabbed and killed British tourist Hannah Bladon on April 14, 2017, is brought for a court hearing at the Yerushalayim District Court, on June 7, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)