Policeman Killed, 4 Injured in Terror Shooting

Stand for Israel | October 15, 2024

Israeli security and rescue forces and the scene of a Terror shooting attack on road number 4 near Yavne, October 15, 2024. — (Photo: Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

A terrorist shooting attack on an Israeli highway killed one police officer and injured four other people, reports The Times of Israel:

A policeman was killed and four people were wounded when a terrorist opened fire along the Route 4 highway north of the coastal city of Ashdod Tuesday.

The officer, who was critically wounded in the attack, died of his injuries on the way to the hospital, medical officials and police said.

Assuta Medical Center said it was treating an individual who was moderately hurt by pieces of his car window that were shattered by gunfire, and two others who were lightly hurt, including a doctor who stopped his car to treat the injured and was hit by another car.