(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - When police arrived at the scene on Monday to investigate the incident, the young man attacked them with a knife while shouting "Allahu Akbar" and injured four police officers and three civilians, one of whom is in critical condition.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attacker was a Palestinian in his 20s from the city of Nablus.
The young man was arrested by the Israeli police and taken to a hospital to receive treatment for injuries he had sustained.
Over the past two weeks, Israel has conducted a number of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip that have killed dozens of Palestinians.
Israel claims the attacks were launched in response to assaults that targeted two buses and a military vehicle near the Red Sea resort of Eilat in southern Israel which left eight Israelis dead on August 15.
Hamas officials have said that the group had nothing to do with the attack and have warned against any act of aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza since the Hamas government took control of the territory in 2007.
The blockade has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the impoverished territory.
Some 1.5 million people are being denied their basic rights, including freedom of movement and the right to an appropriate standard of living, work, healthcare, and education.
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