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Ramat Gan Religious Council Head Seriously Wounded in Stabbing as Shin Bet Joins Probe

Investigators have not publicly determined a motive after detaining a 20-year-old from Jatt at the scene.

Overview

  • Adv. Gedalyahu Ben Shimon, 47, was stabbed on Bialik Street in Ramat Gan and sustained significant penetrating wounds.
  • Magen David Adom teams treated him on scene and evacuated him conscious to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, according to a senior paramedic.
  • Police arrested a 20-year-old suspect from Jatt at the scene, and the Shin Bet is participating in the investigation.
  • Authorities are examining the background of the attack, with any terrorism designation still unconfirmed.
  • Eyewitnesses reported the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar,” a claim not independently verified, and the Religious Services director-general condemned the stabbing as a terrorist act.