Child dies, one other critically injured in Beit Shemesh stabbing

A four-year-old child was killed in a stabbing incident in Beit Shemesh on Monday.

Initially, the child, along with a six-year-old who was also stabbed, was found in critical condition, Israel Police said.

The children were found in an apartment with ‘signs of violence’ by paramedics after a call was made to emergency services.

The two children were transferred for medical treatment at Hadassah-University Medical Center, in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem.

The six-year-old remains in critical condition.

This is a developing story.