For the second time in less than a week: Ran toward police officers with a knife — and was shot
Police officers in Bat Yam saw a suspicious person running toward them with a knife, tried to stop him, but ultimately shot and wounded him seriously. Five days earlier, Sami Ja'as from Lod was shot…
Assessment
For the second time in under a week, an individual in Bat Yam charged at police officers with a knife and was shot and seriously wounded. This follows a similar fatal shooting in Sami Jaasus, Lod, only five days earlier. The recurrence raises urgent questions about patterns of violent encounters with police and whether operational protocols are being reviewed.