Mahmoud Faisal Bisharat, a year-old Palestinian man, allegedly stabbed three Israelis outside a synagogue in the central Israeli town Saturday afternoon after being prevented from entering the Jewish house of worship. A year-old man was seriously injured and two women lightly injured by the stabber. The man was later said to be in stable condition, and his condition was defined as moderate, after surgery.
Bisharat fled the scene, and a gun-wielding citizen fired a warning shot in the air as he raced through a nearby park. He then tried to enter the Dvir home, two blocks away. Dorit Avisar Channel 2 screenshot Avisar had visited Dvir just 20 minutes before the incident, she said. After Dvir shoved Bisharat out the door, she rushed to check that all entrances to the house were locked. She called the police and informed them of the incident and prevented her husband, who wanted to go outside and restrain Bisharat, from leaving the house.
Bisharat later told investigators that he carried out the attack as revenge for the death of a relative, according to Walla news. A video posted online which claimed to be from the scene of the arrest appeared to show Israel Police officers holding down the handcuffed suspect.
Police officers stand over Mahmoud Faisal Bisharat, a Palestinian who entered Israel illegally and stabbed three people in Ra'anana on December 19, Screen capture: Facebook. Dorit Avisar Channel 2 screenshot.
