Yavne terror attack stabbing victim stabilized

The employee who was stabbed on Wednesday by a Palestinian at a supermarket in a terror attack in Yavne, has stabilized, according to medical personnel who have treated him.

Dr. Doron Schindel, head of the head and neck surgery unit at the hospital, said that the injured man had stabilized during the night and was under observation and treatment in the general intensive care unit, while he was still anesthetized and breathing.

The suspected stabber, 19-year-old Ismail Ibrahim Ismail abu Aram from Yatta, who also works at the Shufersal supermarket, was arrested after trying to flee the scene. IDF forces raided the terrorist's home after the attack, while he was taken for questioning by the Shin Bet who learned he was in Israel illegally.