This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.On January 15, 2024, during the Israel–Hamas war, a combined vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred in the industrial zone of Ra'anana.

[2] Immediately after receiving reports of the incident at the emergency centers, security forces began a pursuit of the terrorist.

A rapid police chase and additional special units led to his capture, along with someone who apparently assisted him in the attack.

In May preceding the attack, Mahmoud Zidat was caught for illegal stay, and was sentenced to a relatively short punishment of 20 days of actual imprisonment in addition to a conditional sentence, partly due to consideration of his personal and family situation, despite 6 previous convictions.

[6] Hamas said in a statement: "We confirm that the 'Ra'anana' guerrilla operation carried out by our Palestinian heroes, Al-Murabitun, is a natural response to the massacre acts of the Nazi occupation... We are mobilizing our revolutionary youth across the West Bank and Jerusalem, and call on them to escalate the struggle and the revolution until the overthrow of the Nazi occupation, to liberate our land and our sanctity, and to establish our Palestinian state.