Terror attack in Haifa, Israel leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded

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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.

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Israeli security forces secure the scene of a stabbing attack in Haifa, Israel, on Monday, March 3,, where a 70-year-old man was killed and four others were injured.  (AP/Ariel Schalit)

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.

Members of Israeli security and emergency services deploy at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa on March 3. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

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.

Members of Israeli security and emergency services deploy at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa on March 3. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

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

Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel and the Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.