Israeli civilian killed in West Bank terror attack, IDF launches manhunt
Gideon Perry, 38, a resident of Kedumim, was named as the civilian killed in the terror attack which occurred near Kedumim in the West Bank, Israeli media reported on Sunday night.
Earlier on Sunday, the military said a terrorist attacked an Israeli citizen and stole his weapon near Kedumim in the West Bank. Security forces were pursuing the terrorist, the IDF added.
The Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, to which the victim was transferred, said that after medical care failed, doctors pronounced the victim dead.
Earlier, United Hatzalah said the victim had sustained a serious head injury, adding that its paramedics and IDF medical corps troops treated him at the scene. The victim was subsequently evacuated to the hospital.
United Hatzalah said the victim had been likely attacked with a hammer.
United Hatzalah paramedic Shirel Popkin recounted what she saw upon arrival at the scene. "The victim is a man in his forties who has sustained severe head injuries. I administered initial medical treatment in the factory yard, assisted by an army doctor who evacuated him from the scene in an IDF armored vehicle towards an IDF intensive care ambulance that will transport him to the hospital.”
Residents were told to remain indoors
Israeli media reported that following the event, residents of Kedumim were told to remain in their homes and lock their doors.
This is a developing story.