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Man stabbed to death in Jerusalem's Nahlaot after Jaffa shooting, Haifa stabbing

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 19-year-old man died after being fatally stabbed during a fight in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood on Saturday.
  • Police are investigating the incident as criminal, with the Jerusalem District Police Chief visiting the scene.
  • The stabbing occurred on a day that also saw a man critically injured in a shooting in Jaffa and two men wounded in a stabbing in Haifa.

A 19-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being fatally stabbed during a fight in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood on Saturday. United Hatzalah reported the victim was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. MDA paramedic Nachman Shai Ravivo described finding the victim "lying on the floor with penetrating injuries, without a pulse and not breathing," and that "prolonged CPR" was administered.

lying on the floor with penetrating injuries, without a pulse and not breathing

— Nachman Shai RavivoMDA paramedic describing the victim's condition upon arrival at the scene.

Jerusalem District Police Chief Avshalom Peled attended the scene as police investigate the incident as criminal. The stabbing occurred amidst a day of violence across Israel. Earlier on Saturday, a man in his 30s sustained critical injuries from a shooting on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa and was taken to Wolfson Medical Center. Additionally, two men in their 30s were wounded in a stabbing incident at Haifa's Student Beach and transported to Rambam Hospital in serious condition.

We provided him with initial medical treatment, including prolonged CPR

— Nachman Shai RavivoMDA paramedic describing the medical efforts made at the scene.
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