A 63-year-old Israeli who was critically injured in a stabbing attack by a Palestinian on October 25 in the West Bank town of Al Funduq died Tuesday after one of the wounds reopened late Monday and caused severe bleeding, his family confirmed.
«My father had been at home for a week. It seemed like everything was fine, but suddenly one of the wounds opened up. In a few minutes he lost a lot of blood,» said Lidor, son of the deceased, Shalom Sofer, speaking to the Israeli public broadcaster, Kan. «When he was discharged we thanked God for the great miracle and we were sure that in a day or two our father would be back to normal,» he lamented, as reported by ‘The Times of Israel’.
The Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid, has conveyed his condolences to the victim’s family and stressed that «the fight against terrorism continues day and night,» according to a message posted on his official account on the social network Twitter.
Sofer was injured after being stabbed in Al Funduq, near the town of Kedumim, although he managed to reach his vehicle and drive to a nearby point where he was treated by Israeli emergency services. The attacker, who fled the scene, was captured by Israeli forces a few hours later, after which the army spoke of a «terrorist attack».
Tensions have risen in recent months in the West Bank following the latest attacks on Israelis, which have left nearly 20 people dead. For their part, security forces have killed 125 Palestinians in operations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and arrested nearly 2,000 suspects.
