Israel hospital says woman killed in stabbing attack in coastal city

An Israeli hospital reported that a woman in her eighties was killed after being stabbed in the coastal city of Herzliya on Friday, while police stated that the suspected attacker had been arrested.

"She was brought to the hospital with multiple stab wounds while undergoing resuscitation efforts, but the hospital staff was forced to pronounce her death upon arrival," Tel Aviv Ichilov Hospital said in a statement. 

The incident took place in Herzliya's De Shalit Square, the police said.

"We provided initial treatment, stopped the bleeding and treated her with medication, and evacuated her in critical condition," medic Idan Shina from the national medical service Magen David Adom said in a statement before the hospital announced her death.

In a separate statement, police said the suspected attacker, a 28-year-old "resident of the Palestinian Authority" in the occupied West Bank has been arrested.

"The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation."

Since the war in Gaza broke out on Oct. 7 last year, there have been several attacks in Israel carried out by Palestinian militants.

At least 31 people, including Israeli soldiers, have been killed in such attacks in Israel, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.