2025 Harod Valley attack

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2025 northern Israel stabbing and ramming attack
Part of Palestinian political violence
Location Harod Valley, Northern District, Israel
Date26 December 2025
Target Israeli civilians
Attack type
 vehicle-ramming attack and mass stabbing, Palestinian terrorism
Deaths2
Injured3 (including the perpetrator)

On December 26, 2025, two civilians were killed and at least two others were injured in a combined vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack terrorist attack in Harod Valley, Northern District, Israel. The perpetrator was later shot and arrested. Israeli police stated they were investigating the incident as a terrorist attack.

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Attack

According to Israeli police and emergency services, the attacker first rammed a 16-year-old teenager with his car, injuring him, after which he exited the vehicle and attempted to stab the boy, who escaped. The perpetrator drove onto a path designated for cyclists, killing a disabled civilian. [1] [2]

The attacker continued towards Ein Harod, ramming a car near Kibbutz Tel Yosef, injuring a woman. The assailant exited the vehicle, and stabbed the woman while she attempted to escape, killing her. [1]

The assailant fled the scene and was later shot by security forces and an armed civilian near the city of Afula. [3] [4]

Victims

Two people were killed and two others were injured. The deceased victims were identified as 68-year-old Shimshon Mordechai and 18-year-old Aviv Maor. A 16-year-old boy was injured and was transported to Emek Medical Center in light condition. A 37-year-old man sustained a head injury and was taken to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. [5] [3] [6]

Suspect

The suspect was identified as a Palestinian from the village of Qabatiya in the West Bank who infiltrated Israel several days ago. Police said the motive was under investigation and had not been formally confirmed at the time, though the incident was being treated as a suspected terror attack. [3] [4] The day after the attack, al-Rov was discharged from the Emek Medical Center in Afula and was taken into custody. Police and the Shin Bet announced that they arrested two of his brothers during a nighttime raid on a building near Arraba. [5]

Investigation

Police launched a manhunt following the initial attacks and increased security presence in the area. Officials stated that the investigation was ongoing and that further details would be released as confirmed. [3] [4]

Aftermath

Hamas praised the attack, calling it an "expression of the growing, popular anger" and a "result of the Zionist occupation’s daily crimes" but did not claim responsibility. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moshkovitz, Israel; El-Hai, Lior (26 December 2025). "50-minute ramming and stabbing attack: victims identified as Aviv Maor, and Shimshon Mordechai". Ynetglobal.
  2. ↑ Jasper, Tzvi; Zaig, Gadi (26 December 2025). "Two murdered in combined terror attack in northern Israel | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post . ISSN   0792-822X.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Two killed in stabbing-ramming attack in northern Israel; police probing possible terror motive". The Times of Israel. 26 December 2025. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Two dead in Palestinian attack in northern Israel, police say". Reuters. 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Terrorist who killed two in Israel's north discharged from hospital, brothers arrested". The Jerusalem Post. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Two killed in stabbing and ramming attack in northern Israel, police say". Al Arabiya English. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Reiss, Johnatan; Rasgon, Adam. "2 Killed in Vehicle Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Officials Say". New York Times.
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