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Jewish News 24 · Aug 17, 2026

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Two young children, ages 4 and 6, were stabbed inside a home in Beit Shemesh, with one of the children reported in critical condition and unconscious, according to Israeli authorities and emergency medical services. The children's father returned home and found the two children injured. Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene and provided emergency treatment before evacuating the children to a hospital. Police arrested a neighbor suspected of carrying out the attack. Investigators are examining whether the suspect may have been experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the incident.

Two young children, ages 4 and 6, were stabbed inside a home in Beit Shemesh, with one of the children reported in critical condition and unconscious, according to Israeli authorities and emergency medical services. The children's father returned home and found the two children injured. Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene and provided emergency treatment before evacuating the children to a hospital. Police arrested a neighbor suspected of carrying out the attack. Investigators are examining whether the suspect may have been experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the incident.

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