RAMAT GAN (VINnews) — The head of the Religious Council in Ramat Gan, 47-year-old Gedaliah Ben Shimon, was seriously wounded in a suspected stabbing attack, authorities said.

Ben Shimon, a member of the Shas party, was attacked and hospitalized in serious condition. Police arrested a 20-year-old suspect from Jatt, Israel in connection with the incident.

Investigators are examining the possibility that the stabbing was a terrorist attack.

אירוע דקירה ברמת גן – בזמן האזעקות: גדליהו בן שמעון, יו"ר המועצה הדתית בעיר, נפצע באורח קשה. החשוד תקף אותו בלי סוף ונעצר בסמוך לזירה. גוברת ההערכה שמדובר בפיגוע | @lee_ayash https://t.co/d9Uv3Il1gk pic.twitter.com/AhtiOU92Vc

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