What we know about the two knife attacks in Tel Aviv since Gaza truce
The timeline of events raises questions, as these two attacks occur in the context of the negotiation and implementation of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, and the launch of an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.
L'Orient Le Jour / By Lisa GOURSAUD,
23 January 2025 10:48
The scene lasted only 20 seconds. In the late afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 18, a group of young people were chatting on the terrace of a bar in Tel Aviv, among other seated patrons. A man appeared out of nowhere, purposefully walking towards the small group, his right hand hidden by a bag. He then suddenly attacks, knife in hand, the young man with his back to him before turning to his friends. One person was injured.Three days later, a similar knife attack occurred in the city, injuring five people. The timeline of events raises questions as these two attacks occurred in the context of the negotiation and implementation of a cease-fire on Sunday, Jan. 19, between Israel and Hamas, ending over 15 months of war in Gaza. Read more Who are the Palestinian detainees soon to be released by Israel? The assailants' profileIn the knife...
The scene lasted only 20 seconds. In the late afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 18, a group of young people were chatting on the terrace of a bar in Tel Aviv, among other seated patrons. A man appeared out of nowhere, purposefully walking towards the small group, his right hand hidden by a bag. He then suddenly attacks, knife in hand, the young man with his back to him before turning to his friends. One person was injured.Three days later, a similar knife attack occurred in the city, injuring five people. The timeline of events raises questions as these two attacks occurred in the context of the negotiation and implementation of a cease-fire on Sunday, Jan. 19, between Israel and Hamas, ending over 15 months of war in Gaza. Read more Who are the Palestinian detainees soon to be released by Israel? The assailants' profileIn the knife...
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