Two people have been killed in what police say was a “rolling terror attack” in northern Israel.
Police said the attacker ran over a pedestrian in the eastern city of Beit Shean, then drove on before stabbing a woman near Ein Harod, about 8 miles (12.5km) to the west.
They said he was eventually shot and wounded further on by a civilian outside the city of Afula. Israel’s defence minister said the suspect came from the village of Qabatiya, in the northern occupied West Bank.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said a 68-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured in the ramming in Beit Shean. It said the stabbing victim in Ein Harod was an 18-year-old woman.
Following the attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was preparing to carry out an operation in the Qabatiya area. Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had instructed the IDF to act “forcefully and immediately”.
The IDF said the suspect had “infiltrated into Israeli territory several days ago”.
Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster said the 37-year-old man had been working illegally in Israel and had used his employer’s vehicle in the attack.
