Terror Attack in Israel Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Wounded

A stabbing attack left one person dead and four others wounded in Haifa, Israel, on Monday.

Police said they were treating the stabbing, which took place in a central transit hub, as a militant attack.

A security guard and a civilian killed the attacker, who police said was an Arab citizen of Israel who had recently returned to Israel after some time abroad.

"My wife Sara and I extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim of the horrific terrorist attack in Haifa, and we send our wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

"We will continue to fight those who seek to harm us – wherever they are – and we will defeat them," he added.

The victim who died in the attack – who was stabbed in the back multiple times, according to the Times of Israel – was 70-years-old.

A 15-year-old boy was also wounded, but he is now in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a local hospital, the Times of Israel reported, citing a doctor.

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas praised the attack in Haifa but did not claim responsibility for it, according to Reuters.

Haifa is a city in northern Israel, located near the country's border with Lebanon.