The police classified the shooting incident on the highway near the city of Ashdod in southern Israel as a terrorist attack. According to the police press service, the person killed in this attack was a policeman. A preliminary investigation showed that the attacker entered the highway, shot at a law enforcement officer, and then continued shooting and wounded four more people, after which he was neutralized by a civilian who was carrying a weapon. Previously, the Ynet portal reported on the shooting incident on Highway 4 - one of the longest and busiest intercity routes in the country. It runs from north to south parallel to the Mediterranean coast.
The gunman was reported to have opened fire on the vehicles, critically wounding one man, who later died of his wounds as paramedics battled to save his life. Another victim received moderate injuries, three others had minor injuries.
