Netanyahu Says Recent Attacks on Israelis are Backed by Iran

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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Netanyahu Says Recent Attacks on Israelis are Backed by Iran

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a series of recent deadly attacks against Israelis has been funded and encouraged by Iran.
"We are in the midst of a terror attack. This terror attack is encouraged, guided, funded by Iran and its satellite states," Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks.
He spoke in the occupied West Bank at a site where hours earlier an Israeli woman was shot dead by suspected Palestinian gunmen, Reuters said. Israel, he said, would employ measures to settle the score with the attackers and those who sent them, from near or far.



Car Hits Pedestrians in Seoul, Killing 9 and Injuring 4

Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Car Hits Pedestrians in Seoul, Killing 9 and Injuring 4

Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Broken glass and debris lie at the scene of car accident that resulted in several people killed and injured in central Seoul, South Korea July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea's emergency officials said.

The passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reports said.

The reports say the driver in his late 60s spoke of a sudden, unintended acceleration. He was detained, media reported.

Seoul police did not immediately confirm the reports.

Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured was in serious condition.