A man barricaded himself inside his home in Netivot with his wife and children and is threatening suicide, according to initial reports. Special forces are at the scene.
Special forces have arrived at the scene in Netivot, where a man is barricaded inside his home with his wife and children and threatening suicide, according to initial reports from Israeli media. The incident, first reported at 22:19 Wednesday, is ongoing. The Zioneer previously reported that the man is a city security guard threatening suicide with a firearm.
Initial reports at 22:19 Wednesday noted only that multiple emergency units had been dispatched to an unusual incident in Netivot; details were pending. Within the same hour, The Zioneer reported that a city security guard had barricaded himself with his family and was threatening suicide with a gun. Those early accounts described the man's profession and the presence of a firearm, but the source of those details was not immediately attributed to a named official.
The Zioneer reported earlier this evening on the same security guard barricade incident in Netivot, confirming it is a single event. The incident is unrelated to any other recent events in the city.
It remains unclear whether negotiators are in contact with the man, and no official statement from police or emergency services has been released.
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