A 49-year-old reserve officer, resident of Ateret and father of seven children, was moderately injured in a Sunday afternoon stabbing attack at a gas station near the Rantis checkpoint near Beit Aryeh in Samaria.
Initial investigations revealed that the terror attack occurred when the officer was at the checkout at the gas station's convenience store, paying for a purchase. At that point, the terrorist approached him from behind and stabbed him.
Security forces fired at the terrorist, but he succeeded in escaping into a nearby village, prompting the forces to conduct a search to locate him. He was later captured by security forces.
A Magen David Adom (MDA) spokesperson said that the MDA hotline received a report of the incident at 4:37p.m.
"MDA EMTs and Paramedics along with an IDF medical team are treating a fully conscious 49 year old male in moderate condition with a penetrating injury, and evacuating him to Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital," the first aid organization said.
MDA Paramedic Naama Foichtunger and MDA EMT Moshe Horvitz described, "We found the casualty fully conscious with a penetrating injury. We provided initial medical treatment and evacuated him to hospital in an MDA MICU, in moderate and stable condition."
Israeli forces fired at the terrorist, who succeeded in escaping into a nearby Arab village.