Highway 4 shooting
{{Short description|Shooting in Yavne, Israel}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Highway 4 shooting
| location = Yavne Interchange, Yavne, Israel
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|53|20|N|34|43|45|E|}}
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| date = 15 October 2024
| partof =
| time = {{circa}} 11:20 am
| type = Mass shooting, spree shooting
| weapon = Handgun
| fatalities = 2 (including the perpetrator)
| injuries = 4
| perpetrator = Mohammed Dardouna
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On 15 October 2024 at approximately 11:20 a.m., a gunman opened fire on a police car and other vehicles traveling south on Highway 4, near the Yavne interchange, Yavne, Israel. Four people were injured, and one police officer was killed.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Eyal |date=2024-10-15 |title=Terror shooting attack near Ashdod kills police officer, wounds four, attacker killed |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824659 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Tzuri |first1=Matan |last2=Turgeman |first2=Meir |date=2024-10-15 |title=1 killed, 4 injured in shooting attack on Highway 4 |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjgprjsyyg |access-date=2024-10-15 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=One killed, four injured in suspected terror attack in Israel's Ashdod |url=https://news.az/news/one-killed-four-injured-in-suspected-terror-attack-in-israels-ashdod |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=news.az |language=en}} The perpetrator was killed by an armed civilian passing by.
Attack
On 15 October 2024, a gunman armed with a handgun opened fire on a police car and other vehicles, near the Yavne Interchange.{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Terror attack fatality was policeman; civilian shot and killed terrorist |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/terror-attack-fatality-was-policeman-civilian-shot-and-killed-terrorist/ |access-date=October 19, 2024 |publisher=The Times of Israel |language=en}}
The attack resulted in the fatal wounding of First Sgt. Adir Kadosh, a 33-year-old police officer, who was later pronounced dead at Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod.{{Cite news |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Policeman killed, 4 injured in terror shooting on highway near Ashdod |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-killed-4-injured-in-terror-shooting-on-highway-near-ashdod/ |access-date=October 15, 2024 |publisher=Times of Israel |language=en}} Another individual sustained minor to moderate injuries from glass shards when his vehicle was targeted. The attacker was neutralized and killed by an armed civilian passing by.{{Cite web |title=Shooting attack on vehicles on Highway 4 |url=https://www.mdais.org/en/news/151024-terroratack |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=MDAIS}}
Perpetrator
The gunman was identified as 28-year-old Mohammed Dardouna, a Palestinian from the northern Gaza Strip who had lived in Jabalia and illegally in the West Bank in recent years.{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2024 |first=Einav |last=Halabi |title=Terrorist identified in deadly Highway 4 shooting |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjz39lnyyx |access-date=October 19, 2024 |publisher=Ynet News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Syndicate |first=Jewish News |date=2024-10-15 |title=One dead, four wounded in suspected terrorist attack in Israel |url=https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/world-news/one-dead-four-wounded-in-suspected-terrorist-attack-in-israel/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=LIVEBLOG: Volley on Haifa area; 1 killed in shooting attack near Ashdod |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/10/15/liveblog-idf-reportedly-strikes-in-lebanons-beqaa-valley/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Israel Hayom}}
Response
Israeli far-right politician and Ministry of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, arrived at the scene of the attack and stated that the individual who killed the terrorist had obtained their gun license three months earlier as a result of his weapon reform.{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=2024-10-15 |title=One Dead, Four Wounded in Suspected Terrorist Attack in Central Israel - Algemeiner.com |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/10/15/one-dead-four-wounded-suspected-terrorist-attack-central-israel/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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{{Terrorist attacks against Israelis in the 2020s}}
Category:2024 mass shootings in Asia
Category:2024 murders in Israel
Category:October 2024 crimes in Asia
Category:October 2024 in Israel
Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2024
Category:Israeli police officers killed in the line of duty
Category:Mass shootings in Israel
Category:Terrorist attacks in the Israel–Hamas war