NAZARETH, (PIC)
The Israeli police said a truck rammed into a bus stop at the Glilot junction in Tel Aviv on Sunday, injuring dozens of soldiers, many critically. The driver was reportedly neutralized.
The Glilot area near Herzliya is home to the Mossad headquarters along with several military intelligence units, including the high-profile signals intelligence unit 8200.
According to the Hebrew media, at least 50 Israeli soldiers were injured when a cargo truck rammed into a large group of people and a passenger bus standing at a bus stop.
Other media reports said that only 35 wounded people were evacuated from the scene to hospitals.
Israeli medical sources reported that paramedics were treating multiple people at the scene, some of them were trapped under the truck, describing the health conditions of 15 wounded people as serious.
Later, six of the wounded were pronounced dead by Israeli health authorities. The death toll is likely to rise as some soldiers are in critical condition.
The Israeli army radio claimed a large number of the wounded soldiers were on their way to their military bases and posts.
The Israeli police said officers neutralized the truck driver, without stating clearly if he was shot dead at the scene. He was initially identified as a Palestinian from 1948 occupied Palestine.
