Stabbing in Ashdod Leaves Teenager Critically Injured

A 19-year-old man was critically injured in a stabbing incident on Shlomo Ben Yosef Street in Ashdod on Monday evening. He sustained a stab wound to his upper body and was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Emergency medical services, including Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah, responded to the scene. Paramedics treated the victim on-site, stabilizing his condition before evacuating him to the Assuta Hospital's trauma center in Ashdod. "When we arrived, the man was conscious, with a penetrating wound to his upper body," stated the paramedics. "Together with colleagues, we stopped the bleeding, provided first aid, and then transported him by ambulance to the trauma center."

United Hatzalah paramedics Avrami Itzkowitz, Dor Friedman, and Yehuda Forst added that they were informed the victim was injured during a brawl. They administered first aid before he was taken to the hospital.

The police have launched an investigation into the stabbing. The article also references two other recent violent incidents: the August 23, 2026, shooting death of Y Janis Yushvaev, identified as a leader of the "Caucasian mafia," near the Caesarea interchange, and the indictment of a foreign worker suspected of a severe stabbing in South Tel Aviv a week prior.