India, Dec. 26 -- Two people were were killed in an alleged stabbing and car ramming attack in northern Israel on Friday, police and rescuers said.

Following the incident, the Israeli police alleged the attack had been carried out by a Palestinian, who was shot and wounded by a civilian at the scene of the crime, the Associated Press reported.

The accused allegedly ran over a man and stabbed a woman, killing them both, Israeli emergency services said. After being wounded, the attacker was taken to the hospital, the Israeli police said in a statement.

Police said that preliminary investigation suggests the incident was a "rolling terror attack". They added that the attack began in the city of Beit Shean in Israel "where a pedestrian was...