Palestinian Stabs 5 with Screwdriver in Tel Aviv; None of Injuries Are Serious, Attacker Shot Dead

A 19-year-old Palestinian man -- who stabbed five people with a screwdriver in Tel Aviv -- was shot dead, the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website reports today (October 8, 2015).

Yesterday afternoon's attack -- which occurred across the street from the headquarters of Israel's military -- was the second stabbing attack of the day by a Palestinian assailant and the fifth in the past two days.

None of the injuries were considered serious.

The assailant -- from eastern Jerusalem -- attempted to grab a soldier's weapon before he began stabbing her, Israeli police said. He stabbed four other bystanders while fleeing toward the Azrieli Mall on a busy thoroughfare before he was shot by a soldier on the street.