Canadian citizen attempts terror stabbing at moshav near Gaza, is shot dead IDF notes attacker arrived at Netiv Ha’asara through Israel, not from the Strip; witnesses report assailant shouted in English, ‘You’re murdering people in Gaza!’

July 22, 2024   

(Times of Israel) A Canadian man attempted a terror stabbing on Monday morning at the entrance to Netiv Ha’asara, a moshav in southern Israel close to the Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces said, adding that the assailant was shot and killed.

The IDF confirmed that the assailant was a Canadian citizen, adding, “We emphasize that the suspect is a foreign citizen who arrived at the scene from Israel and not from the Gaza Strip.”

The Kan public broadcaster reported that the man, identified as Qawarshi Zakaria Adam, carried a Canadian passport and that he shouted “Free Palestine!” as he conducted the attack.

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