83-Year-Old Woman Murdered Outside Nursing Home in Israel Terror Stabbing

A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an 83-year-old woman to death outside her nursing home in Israel on Friday, December 27, police said. The attack took place in the town of Herzliya, in Herzliya’s De Shalit Square, on the Mediterranean coast outside Tel Aviv.  

Israeli media reported that the assailant was a 28-year-old who had been a Shin Bet informant and was transferred to Israel after his cover was blown, the security agency said. The victim, Ludmila Lipovsky, had just left her assisted living complex and was waiting for a ride to a doctor’s appointment at the time of the attack. 

An unnamed staffer at the facility told the media: “[Lipovsky] went out and waited for her daughter to take her to the doctor and the terrorist started stabbing her, five or six times. She has been a resident of the nursing home here for many years. I heard screams, I went out and saw her lying on the floor.”  

“We provided initial treatment, stopped the bleeding and treated her with medication, and evacuated her in critical condition,” medic Idan Shina from the national medical service, Magen David Adom, said in a statement before the hospital announced her death.  

In a statement, police said the suspected attacker was a “resident of the Palestinian Authority” and was in custody.  “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.” (BB/VFI News)

“Dear Lord, we pray for the family and friends of Ludmila Lipovsky who are undoubtedly struck with grief by the unexpected violent loss of their loved one. We pray that You comfort them and remind them of Your promise of Salvation through Your Son. May You protect all Your people from such vicious terrorist attacks so we can live in safety. In Yeshua’s name we pray, amen.”