Photo shows the aftermath of an apparent truck-ramming retaliatory operation at a bus stop near the Glilot Base, north of the commercial hub of Tel Aviv in the occupied territories, on October 27, 2024. (Photo via social media)

Tel Aviv, October 27 (RHC)--At least six Israeli settlers have been killed and dozens more have sustained injuries in a truck-ramming retaliatory operation at a bus stop near the Glilot Base north of the commercial hub of Tel Aviv in the occupied territories.

According to a statement by Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency response service, the operation was carried out on Sunday morning.

“At 10:08 a.m. (0808 GMT), a report was received… of a truck hitting a bus stop on Aharon Yariv Boulevard in Ramat Hasharon… Paramedics are currently providing medical treatment on-site to dozens of casualties,” the statement said.   Magen David Adom added that it had taken at least 35 settlers to hospitals following the incident.

They included six in serious condition, five in moderate condition, 20 who were lightly hurt, and another four suffering acute anxiety, MDA said.

There are reports that more than 50 people sustained injuries in the incident, among them 10 in serious condition, and some individuals still remain trapped under the vehicle.   According to media reports, 20 Israeli soldiers were among the 50 settlers injured.

Police say that numerous officers are heading to the scene, and further details, including the motive, are under investigation.  According to the police’s initial probe, a bus had stopped at the station outside the Glilot Base to drop off passengers. At the same time, a truck rammed into the stop and the people there.

Police say that the truck driver who rammed into people at the bus stop was shot and “neutralized” by armed civilians in the area.

Some Israeli media outlets reported that the truck driver was a resident of the Arab city of Qalansawe in the central district of the Israeli-occupied lands, noting that “he got out of the truck after the truck-ramming incident with a knife in his possession, and tried to carry out a stabbing attack.”

The Glilot area near Herzliya is home to the Mossad headquarters along with several intelligence units of the Israeli military, including the infamous signals intelligence group Unit 8200.