Israel conducted a large-scale manhunt yesterday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in an axe attack that came as the Jewish state marked its founding.
The attack was staged on Thursday night in Elad, a central city mainly populated by ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Witnesses said two assailants leapt from a car swinging axes at passers-by, leaving three dead and four wounded, before fleeing in the same vehicle. Prior to Thursday’s incident, a string of attacks since March 22 had killed 15 people in separate attacks inside Israel.
A total of 27 Palestinians and three Israeli Arabs have died during the same period.
