2017 Yavne attack (original) (raw)

On 2 August 2017, a 19-year old Palestinian teen critically injured an Israeli civilian with a knife at a local supermarket in the city of Yavne, located in the Central District of Israel. The attacker was subsequently arrested after being captured by civilians who were at the spot. Police confirmed the attack was an act of terrorism. The perpetrator was later identified as Ismail Abu Aram, resident of Yatta, Hebron, located in the West Bank.