(haipo) – Summary of the serious stabbing incident that occurred on Monday, 3/3/25, when a resident of Shfaram, who had returned from a stay abroad, stabbed several citizens in Haifa.
Israel Police statement – event summary
Today (3/3/25) at 9:50, the Israel Police's 100 hotline received a report from citizens about a stabbing attack at the Lev Hamifratz police station in Haifa, during which a terrorist got off a bus, stabbed several citizens, and was later neutralized by security guards and a citizen on site.
Druze terrorist resident of Shfaram
This is a terrorist, a Druze resident of Shfaram, who has been abroad in recent months and returned to Israel last week.
The terrorist began stabbing passengers inside a bus at the central bus station in Haifa, wounding 4 civilians to varying degrees. The terrorist was neutralized by gunfire from a security guard and a civilian who were on the scene.
According to medical officials, there are 4 injured, of whom 1 is slightly injured and 3 are seriously injured.
Another citizen in his 60s, whose details have not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene - he was stabbed in the back several times by the terrorist.
An initial scan of the scene identified a gunshot wound to the foot of the citizen who had been stabbed.
Police Commissioner Danny Levy, along with Coastal Police Chief Yechiel Bohdana, arrived at the scene immediately upon receiving the report, conducted an assessment of the situation on the ground, and closely monitored the investigation into the circumstances of the attack.
ZKA stated:
This morning, a report was received at the ZAKA hotline about an attack at the Lev Mall in Haifa. A terrorist stabbed a civilian to death and was neutralized at the scene.
Baruch Klar, a ZAKA volunteer from the Northern District who arrived at the scene, said: "When we arrived at the scene, we saw several injured people with stab wounds. MDA teams that arrived at the scene were forced to confirm the death of a 70-year-old man who was murdered at the scene and evacuated several injured people to hospitals. ZAKA volunteers from the Northern District are working at the scene to collect the numerous findings from the difficult scene for the sake of the dignity of the deceased."
Faraj Khanifs, Acting Mayor of Shfaram:
First, we share in the deep sorrow of the family of the murdered man and wish a full recovery to the injured.
Unfortunately, this is a mentally ill young man who recently returned from Germany, where he lived and was receiving treatment.
The entire Druze community is in a brotherly alliance with Jewish society, and we call on official authorities and the press not to make statements that harm the Druze public before the issue has been examined by the authorized authorities.
It should be investigated why he was released from hospitalization in Germany and how the psychological authorities in Israel did not treat him.
Rambam reported – Summary of the reception of wounded from the scene of the attack in Haifa:
Eight injured people from the scene of the attack arrived at Rambam during the morning hours.
Three of them are in moderate condition, two in mild condition and three are suffering from anxiety.
Among the moderately injured, a 15-year-old boy underwent surgery and was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit for further observation. One lightly injured person was treated in the emergency room and released. The remaining injured will be hospitalized in the surgical wards.
Most of the injured suffer from penetrating injuries. One injured woman, a woman in her 70s, suffers from a gunshot wound, and her condition is described as mild.
I'm not making accusations against the family, but what I don't understand is that he tried to hurt himself all the time, so what now? How did he end up hurting others, and even more so with such evil and with the intention of murdering another? How can you explain that he made a sieve out of the old man and didn't leave him any chance at all, and you see in the video that he's doing it like a madman, and why isn't a person like that locked up in an institution? It's just that he's known, and who does it help? People like that are a danger to the public, regardless of whether they're from the Druze community, and I don't have a single word about these brothers. I fought shoulder to shoulder with them.
Did they catch the second terrorist who was in the switchboard?
Israeli news has the dead victim as an Arab from Kafr Qana.
Yossi Shmichovich, did you see in your own eyes a document that he is mentally ill or did you buy what his family said? Because I don't buy it. This is a motif that repeats itself over and over again in the individual attacks.
I wonder...are those "insane" people a threat to their own people?
And this constant submission to this community? Loyal? Who are they loyal to? In my opinion, they are loyal to the strong and sovereign in every place and country they live in. So a question for thought: If the Palestinians were to defeat us and they were the sovereign here, who do you think they would be loyal to?
What exactly were you trying to explain? It's not clear.
The stabbing is mentally ill. What does this have to do with the church??
What is not sane is allowing inciting MKs in the Knesset to be given immunity and budgets and help incite and rebel against integration, against coexistence, against national service and against the state.
And this is allowed without restriction... and these are the results.
Do you want to explain to us what coexistence is?
Buses exploding like in the Oslo euphoria or October 7th in kibbutzim that just licked the person who murdered and kidnapped them?
They should bring a document proving that he was a mental health patient. I don't buy this story that repeats itself over and over again, and the easiest thing to do is of course to make accusations against the state, because he could have stabbed anywhere, including in Shfaram. But the choice of location, a central station, a crowded place, and the choice of the victim, an elderly person who could be easily killed, leave no room for doubt that the attack was carefully planned and that it was not about a mentally ill person.
Very interesting, Arabs stabbing Jews
Immediately announce...the man is insane.
Traveling independently on the bus is sane.
Without an escort.
A thorough investigation is needed into the matter.
The sane and the insane…
There will always be someone who will say that the offender is insane.
A very, very complicated month. More terrorists than Israel are roaming around Israel.
Why murder even if you're returning from Germany? What brought you to the country? The Druze are greedy. They've gone off the rails. Probably a cold-blooded murderer. Be careful, Ramadan.