Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi arrived at the scene of the attack in Ariel this evening (Tuesday). Kochavi expressed his sorrow for the murdered and
wounded, his appreciation for the fighters who neutralized the terrorist, and conducted a preliminary investigation of the incident.
"The attack is a serious and murderous attack, which should have ended differently," said the Chief of Staff, adding: "We will be investigated and learn the lessons.
I offer my condolences to the families of the murdered and a speedy recovery to the injured.
"Those who neutralized the terrorist were young fighters who strove for contact and acted calmly in order to bring an end to the murderous killing spree. The IDF will continue Operation Breakwater as long as necessary and will operate anywhere and at any time, in order to fulfill its mission and maintain the residents' sense of security who live in Israel every day."
Kochavi at the scene of the attack.
"My condolences to the families,"
The Chief of Staff at the scene of the attack in Ariel. "The IDF will continue Operation 'Breaking the Waves' as long as necessary,"
Michael Lidgin (36), Tamir Avihai (50) and Moti Ashkenazi (56) were killed in the combined attack that happened near Ariel.
The terrorist, Mohammad Murad Sof, 18 years old, a resident of Kfar Khars, worked in the Barkan industrial area with a work permit.
The terrorist arrived at the work area as usual in the morning, got out of the car and walked towards the entrance gate of the workplace.
At the entrance gate he started stabbing one of the civilian security guards.
The security guard who was stabbed was outside the botka.
The second security guard apparently stayed inside the booth, got out of it and in response fired only into the air.
The security guard is one of the injured but not one of the dead.
The scenes of the attack where the terrorist passed near Ariel and along Highway 5,
After that, the terrorist ran towards a gas station that is 60 meters away from the botka.
With the same knife he continued the killing spree.
There he stabbed to death two civilians who were in the area of the gas station who were in the middle of refueling and filling air.
After that, he proceeded to the owner of a "Berlingo" vehicle and injured him, took his vehicle, got on Route 5, continued to a second scene, where he collided with a vehicle that was standing on the side of the axis and thus killed the third citizen on the spot.
Moments of the elimination of the terrorist in the attack in Ariel
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