Police units are searching the Arad area for the suspects that carried out the stabbing attack. Heightened security continues in and around the city."Police units are continuing to search for the suspects that carried out yesterday evening's attack," Foreign Police Spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said. "Ongoing security assessments are being made in coordination with the IDF, municipality and border police in the area."Witness to #Arad attack says #IDF soldier, “a child”, was stabbed in the neck. “This will change the city. The relationship, the solidarity we had with the #Arabs, the #Bedouins, it’s not going to continue. It’s not going to be the same” pic.twitter.com/teTuqS4nGo
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"Today in Arad schools are open and police call upon the public to contact police if necessary," he added.
Kukia's funeral will take place on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at 12 p.m. in the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery.