JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Officers from the Central District Police and members of the Yasam (Special Patrol Unit) shot and killed a man on Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack during a police operation in the city of Lod.

According to a police statement, officers from the Lod Police Station were conducting operations in the city when they spotted a suspect holding a knife and ordered him to stop. Yasam officers were also operating in the area at the time.

Police said the suspect then ran toward the officers and attempted to stab one of them. In response, one of the officers opened fire, and the suspect was neutralized at the scene.

The police emphasized that none of the security personnel were injured during the incident.

Large forces from the Central District Police were dispatched to the scene, where they began searching the area, collecting evidence, and investigating the circumstances and motive behind the incident. The suspect is believed to have illegally entered Israel from Judea and Samaria.

The commander of the Central District, Commander Amir Cohen, was on his way to the scene to conduct a situational assessment with the officers involved.

Hatzalah volunteer medic Haim Adler reported: “When I arrived at the scene, I found a man approximately 30 years old unconscious, with no pulse and not breathing, suffering from penetrating wounds after being shot by a police officer following an attempted terror attack. We conducted medical examinations, and due to the severity of his injuries, paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.”