Woman Stabbed in Israel and National Security Minister Hurt in Car Crash

The car of Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is seen upturned after an accident in Ramle, Israel April 26, 2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The car of Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is seen upturned after an accident in Ramle, Israel April 26, 2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Woman Stabbed in Israel and National Security Minister Hurt in Car Crash

The car of Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is seen upturned after an accident in Ramle, Israel April 26, 2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The car of Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is seen upturned after an accident in Ramle, Israel April 26, 2024 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A young woman was stabbed and her attacker killed near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday, while the country's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was injured in a car crash as he returned from addressing journalists at the scene, officials said.

The young woman was stabbed in the city of Ramla and taken to hospital, police and paramedics said. They said the attacker was killed, without giving details.

"We received an injured woman from gunshot and stabbing wounds in her 20s," Ortal Sheffer, a doctor at the Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofe) said in a video statement shared by the hospital.

According to Agence France Presse, Sheffer did not specify how the woman sustained the gunshot wounds, but said she was in a stable condition.

On his way back from addressing journalists at the scene, minister Ben Gvir and three other people were injured in a spectacular car crash.

"Four additional injuries arrived as a result of the overturning of a vehicle, including Minister Itamar Ben Gvir," Sheffer said.

They "arrived in light conditions" but will remain in hospital for overnight supervision, Sheffer added.

An AFP photographer at the scene saw two damaged cars, one which had flipped over. Israeli media reported Ben Gvir had been travelling in this vehicle.

Police said the traffic department was investigating an "accident in Ramla involving two vehicles, including the vehicle of the Minister of National Security."



WHO Chief Back to Work after Being Discharged from Hospital

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WHO Chief Back to Work after Being Discharged from Hospital

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

The head of the World Health Organization said on social media platform X on Thursday he had been discharged from a hospital in Rio de Janeiro after being admitted overnight.

"I felt unwell yesterday afternoon and was admitted to Samaritano Barra Hospital in Rio, but I was discharged this morning and am back to work," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Tedros, 59, suffers from hypertension. He was in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit where he met with US President Joe Biden and other leaders, advocating for strengthened global cooperation in health emergencies.

Local newspaper O Globo had reported earlier on Thursday that Tedros sought medical attention at the facility with "symptoms of labyrinthitis and an hypertensive crisis," after showing signs of being unwell.

According to the report, Tedros was examined on Monday by health professionals on duty at the G20 summit and given medicine for high blood pressure, but was released once he was stable.