2 killed in stabbing-ramming attack in Israel

2 killed in stabbing-ramming attack in Israel

Two people were killed and another one injured in a stabbing-ramming attack in northern Israel on Friday, according to Israeli police, emergency service and media reports, said Xinhua. The emergency service Magen David Adom said that an 18-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man were killed in the attack, adding that a teenager was injured in the incident and has been taken to hospital. Following an initial investigation, local police confirmed that the incident was a "rolling terror attack" that began in Beit Shean, a northern Israeli city near the West Bank's northern border, and ended in Maonot Junction near the northern city of Afula, where the attacker was "neutralized." The Israeli military said a preliminary investigation indicated that the attacker is a Palestinian "who had infiltrated into Israeli territory" several days ago. Hebrew media reports said the attacker came from the northern West Bank town of Qabatiya. According to the Times of Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had instructed the army to act "forcefully and immediately" in Qabatiya and additional troops are preparing to enter the town for operations.

Ex Malaysian PM Najib to serve 15 years in jail

Ex Malaysian PM Najib to serve 15 years in jail

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years in jail over four counts of abuse of power in a case related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Friday, reported Xinhua. The country's High Court also imposed a fine of 11.4 billion ringgit, which is five times the amount of gratification involved in the charges. For 21 additional money laundering charges, Najib is sentenced to five years in jail for each of the charges. However, no fine is imposed for money laundering. Presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah ordered that all of the jail time is to run concurrently. Najib was sentenced in July 2020 to 12 years in jail and fined 210 million ringgit (44.4 million U.S. dollars) for abuse of power related to SRC International, a former unit of state investment fund 1MDB. In February last year, Najib was granted a reduced sentence from 12 years to six years, and his fine was cut to 50 million ringgit.