A stabbing attack at a bus and train station in Haifa, northern Israel, resulted in the death of a man in his 70s and injured four others. The attacker, an Israeli citizen from an Arab Druze town, was neutralized at the scene. Ongoing tensions and ceasefire disputes between Israel and Hamas may have influenced the incident.
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