A couple in their sixties reported that they were attacked Friday afternoon in the yard of their home in the town of Gan Ner in the Gilboa region of northern Israel. Initial reports said the attack was perpetrated with an axe; later, it was clarified that the instrument used was a hoe. As a result of the attack, a man aged about 60 was lightly injured. The attacker fled the scene. Military and police forces operated in the area, and residents of Gan Ner were instructed to stay in their homes. Magen David Adom MDA updated that a 62-year-old man was taken from the scene to HaEmek Hospital in a minor condition with injuries to his upper body. Related articles: Expelled student returns with ax, attacks principal's wife 4 life sentences for Elad axe murderers Three injured in axe attack near Belgian border Man moderately wounded in stabbing attack attack in Jerusalem On Saturday, Israel Police and the ISA arrested a 25-year-old resident of Jenin suspected of using a hoe to attack the 62-year-old victim on his porch. The suspect was located in a horse stable approximately 24 hours after the attack. "Following widescale searches by Northern District police, ISA, and additional forces, a suspect was arrested while hiding in a horse stable in one one of the towns in the area, and was taken for additional questioning," the security forces said in a statement. The victim suffered light injuries.
