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Horrifying moment armed cops swarm on Israel knife terrorist in Haifa as Hamas CELEBRATES attack that killed man in 70s
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HORRIFYING footage shows cops swarming the knifeman who carried out a bloody Hamas-celebrated terror attack in Israel.
A 70-year-old man was tragically killed in the northern city of Haifa and three critically injured - including a 15-year-old boy - in the rush hour knife horror on Monday.
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Footage filmed by those nearby in their cars showed three armed officers running towards the attacker moment before he was taken out.
Carnage in Gaza is poised to resume after Hamas rejected a new ceasefire deal and praised the Haifa attacker who shouted "Allahu Akbar" before being gunned down.
It was the first fatal attack in Israel since a ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip on January 19 between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas immediately hailed the attacker a hero and called for copycat strikes across Israel.
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An inflammatory rant was issued after Hamas rejected a US-brokered peace plan to end the 15-month Gaza war and release all 59 remaining hostages, of whom just 24 are alive.
Hamas said: “The heroic stabbing operation in Haifa is a natural response to the crimes of the occupation, and an affirmation that the resistance will continue until its demise.”
“We congratulate the heroic operation carried out by one of our people’s heroes at the central bus station in the city of Haifa…"
Police said that they believe the attacker was part of Israel's Druze minority, an Arabic-speaking community.
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He is thought to have come from the northern Israeli town of Shfaram and had returned to Israel last week after several months abroad.
They have said in a statement: "A terrorist exited a bus, stabbed multiple civilians, and was subsequently neutralised by a security guard and a civilian at the scene."
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In a statement, Druze lawmaker Hamad Amar from the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party said he "strongly and furiously" condemned "the murderous attack... carried out by a terrorist with German citizenship who was born and lived in Germany"
"Such an act of terror, which goes against every moral and human value, certainly does not reflect the true spirit of the Druze community in Israel, which is a full partner in defending the state and its values," he added.
An eyewitness to the attack near a shopping centre on Histadrut Boulevard in the northern coastal city told news site Walla: "He got off the bus at the Hamifratz station, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and started stabbing people."
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu paid tribute to the man who was tragically killed in the heinous attack.
He said in a statement: "We will continue to fight those who seek to take our lives everywhere - and we will defeat them."
It comes as Israel sits on the brink of all-out war with a terrorist group after phase one of the hostage deal passed, but with no further agreement following.
The 42-day first phase expired on Saturday, with US diplomats suggesting another temporary deal while terms for a second phase are thrashed out.
Over the weekend, Donald Trump's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, proposed to extend the ceasefire for the next 50 days to include Ramadan and Passover.
The deal would see half of the living and dead hostages released on the first day, with the rest released at the end if an agreement on a permanent ceasefire were reached.
Hamas rejected the proposal as Israeli Defence Forces troops, tanks and warplane prepared to resume hostilities.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office said: “Israel will not allow a ceasefire without the release of our hostages.
“If Hamas continues its refusal, there will be further consequences.”
After Hamas refused to agree to a ceasefire extension, Israel blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza.
The terrorist group, which says it wants stage two of the deal to go ahead, said blocking supplies was “cheap blackmail”.
The World Food Programme said: “Humanitarian assistance has to continue to flow into Gaza.
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“It’s very essential.
“And we are calling all parties to make sure that they reach a solution.”
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on Israel, marking one of the darkest days in the nation’s history.
Terrorists stormed across the border from Gaza, killing over 1,200 people — most of them civilians — and kidnapping 250 others, including women, children, and the elderly.
The coordinated assault saw heavily armed fighters infiltrate Israeli towns, kibbutzim, and military bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence.
Innocent families were slaughtered in their homes, and graphic footage of the atrocities spread across social media, leaving the world in shock.
And as well as attacking people in their homes, they stormed the Nova music peace festival - killing at least 364 people there alone.
The massacre triggered a swift and massive retaliatory response from Israel, escalating into a full-scale war.
The attack not only reignited long-standing tensions in the region but also left deep scars on both sides of the conflict, setting the stage for the 15 months of devastation that followed.
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