This morning, something awful happened near Yokneam, a city in northern Israel. A quiet road turned scary when an attack left one person dead and another in bad shape, making everyone feel sad and shocked. Here’s what happened: around mid-morning on March 24, 2025, a man drove his car into a 20-year-old waiting at a bus stop near Tishbi Junction on Route 66. Then, he got out, stabbed the young man, and started shooting at cars driving by with a big gun.
A 75-year-old man, just doing his normal day, got hit and sadly passed away. The younger guy was taken to Rambam Hospital in Haifa, where doctors are trying hard to help him. He’s still in really bad condition. The ambulance team from Magen David Adom (MDA) got there quick. One of them, Moshiko Amsalem, said, “We rushed over and saw two people hurt really bad. The older man was too injured to save, even though we tried everything. The younger one was in trouble too, but we got him to the hospital fast.” It was a tough moment for everyone there.
Police say some Border Patrol officers were nearby, heading to training, and jumped in to stop the attacker. They shot him, and he didn’t survive. The police think this was a terror attack—a mix of hitting with a car, stabbing, and shooting that’s hard to understand. For people around Yokneam, this feels personal. Route 66 is a road they use all the time—for work, family visits, or little trips. Now, it’s tied to something sad and scary.
Tonight, people are holding their loved ones close, wondering how this happened so near their homes. More news will probably come out soon. Right now, everyone’s thinking about the young man in the hospital, hoping he gets better, and the older man who didn’t make it. It’s a rough day here, but the community will stick together to get through it.