2022 El'ad stabbing

2022 El'ad stabbing
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע באלעד
LocationEl'ad, Israel
Coordinates32°03′08″N 34°57′24″E / 32.05222°N 34.95667°E / 32.05222; 34.95667
Date5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
20:35 pm
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponAxe
Deaths4 civilians
Injured3 civilians
No. of participants
2

On 5 May 2022, a terror attack took place in El'ad, Central District, Israel, during Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut). Four civilians were murdered and several others were injured.

Israeli Police identified the perpetrators as two Palestinians from Rummanah, West Bank. They were captured on 8 May.