Canadian killed near Gaza border after threatening Israeli forces with knife, police say

Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed Monday after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near the Gaza border.

The Israeli military says the man drove to the entrance of an Israeli town close to the border, left his vehicle and approached the security forces with a knife.

The forces opened fire and killed the man. There were no other injuries.

The attack, which comes amid a wave of stabbings across the country during the nine-month war in Gaza, took place at the entrance of the Israeli town of Netiv HaAsara, which is just 300 metres north of the Gaza border.

The name of the victim and other details like where in Canada he is from have no been released.

On Oct. 7, Netiv HaAsara was attacked, and 20 residents were killed after gunmen passed over the concrete border wall using paragliders, according to Israeli military officials.

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Meanwhile, the military announced on Monday that Hamas militants have embedded themselves in an area of the Gaza Strip, and say civilians should evacuate the eastern part of the humanitarian zone.

The announcement came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to leave Monday for the United States. He is expected to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress to make his case for the nine-month war against Hamas while cease-fire negotiations continue.

—With files from The Associated Press and Insauga.com