Two Israeli children, aged four and nine, were critically injured in a suspected stabbing at the home of one of the children in Beit Shemesh on Monday, Israel Police said, adding that a suspect was arrested.
Paramedics found the children suffering from stab wounds in the family's pool after emergency services received a report of the incident.
Israeli media reports indicated the children were allegedly attacked by a mentally unstable individual who reportedly entered the home and assaulted them after the mother of one of the children left the home.
According to Magen David Adom (MDA), the two children were in critical condition and were rushed to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for further treatment.
MDA paramedic Yosef Haim Bernfeld described the scene as horrifying, saying, “We were led to two children who had suffered serious injuries to their bodies, including a nine-year-old boy who was unconscious, with no pulse and not breathing, and a four-year-old boy who was conscious.”
No further details on the incident have been provided at this stage.
This is a developing story.