JERUSALEM, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A man was seriously injured in a stabbing attack on Saturday in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, according to the Israel Police.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the assailant, a Palestinian, attacked the victim with a knife in the restaurant area on Levontin Street in southern Tel Aviv.

Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency service, said the victim, in his 20s, was stabbed in the upper body and has been transferred to Sourasky Medical Center.

The police said the attacker was shot and killed by a civilian at the scene. Kan TV News, Israel's state-owned network, identified the assailant as Salah Yahya, a 19-year-old Palestinian from Tulkarm in the West Bank. Enditem

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