Aviv Maor (19) was stabbed dead Friday afternoon near Kibbutz Tel Yosef in northern Israel, nearly immediately following a ramming attack in which a 68-year-old pedestrian man was rammed and critically injured.
A third victim, a 16-year-old teen boy, was lightly injured.
The suspect, identified as a resident of Qabaitya who illegally infiltrated pre-1967 Israel, escaped in his vehicle towards Afula, and was neutralized following the attacks. He was later identified as Ahmad al-Roub, a 37-year-old resident of Qabatiya who infiltrated pre-1967 Israel illegally.
The parents of the murdered girl, who arrived at the scene minutes after the attack, lamented, "A terrorist took our daughter. She was standing down here, waiting for a ride, and he murdered our daughter."
Initial investigations indicate that the attack began in Beit She'an, on Hashomron Street. Magen David Adom (MDA) medics and paramedics began providing medical treatment and resuscitation to a 68-year-old man who had been rammed. A short time later, they were forced to declare his death.
On the city's Ya'akov Machluf Street, a 16-year-old boy was also rammed. He was transferred to the hospital with light injuries.
From there, the suspect continued to Route 71, and near Ein Harod he rammed into a vehicle carrying a young woman.
"The terrorist rammed into them, when they were in a kibbutz vehicle," the young woman's father said. "He rammed them and they got out and escaped, and he chased after her and stabbed her in the ditch."
From there, the terrorist escaped in his vehicle towards Afula, where the vehicle was stopped near the city and the terrorist neutralized.
The Police Commissioner is en route to the scene.
The Jezreel Valley Council said that the incident appears to be a ramming attack.
At 12:31 p.m., MDA received a report of an injured woman on Route 71 near Tel Yosef and Kibbutz Ein Harod. MDA EMTs and paramedics arriving at the scene provided medical treatment to a woman who was unconscious, but were forced to declare her death.
MDA paramedic Daniel Toito said: "We received reports of several incidents in the Beit Shean area. I arrived on Shomron Street and saw a 68 year old man lying unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing. I immediately began resuscitation efforts, including chest compressions and ventilation, but sadly he was pronounced dead at the scene."
MDA paramedic Lidor Cohen and senior MDA EMT Aviad Amar recounted: "We saw a 16-year-old boy lying on the sidewalk, suffering from injuries to his lower extremities. He and bystanders told us that he had been struck by a vehicle. We provided him with medical treatment and evacuated him by MDA ambulance to the hospital. He had minor injuries and was fully conscious."
The IDF confirmed: "Following an initial inquiry regarding the ramming and stabbing attack that was executed in the area of Beit She'an, and later on in Ein Harod and Afula, it appears that the terrorist is an unauthorized individual who had infiltrated into Israeli territory several days ago."
"IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene, and situational assessments are being conducted in various regions.
"Additional troops are reinforcing the Menashe Regional Brigade area as well as preparing for an operation in the area of Qabatiya."
"Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to act powerfully and immediately in Kafr Qabatiya, from which the murderous terrorist emerged, to locate and thwart all terrorists and strike all terror infrastructure in the village," a Ministry statement read.
"Whoever aids terror or provides protection and backing for terror will pay the full price."
The statement added, "My heart is with the bereaved families during their most difficult hour. I send condolences from the depths of my heart, and support the families following their incomprehensible loss."
"I would like to thank the security forces, who acted quickly, professionally, and with determination, and neutralized the terrorist."