Officers pass on a handheld lighter outside the Clalit HMO clinic in HolonImage copyrightMDA SPOKESPERSON
Image captionIsraeli media report that the perpetrator was a Holocaust survivor suffering from mental illness

The suspect, a man in his 70s, fled the scene by car but was later arrested.

Israeli health workers plan to strike for two hours on Wednesday to highlight concerns over violence directed at their profession.

medical worker rushing with stretcherImage copyrightMDA SPOKESPERSON
Image captionEmergency services attended but the nurse died at the scene

Many Israeli media outlets are reporting the perpetrator was a holocaust survivor suffering from mental illness.

Local police chief Sigal Bar Tzvi said the man had come in to the health centre and was thought to have been unhappy with his treatment.

“Following an argument, he poured a flammable liquid he had brought with him ahead of time on the nurse treating him and set her on fire,” he was quoted by the YNet news site as saying.

“Resuscitation efforts failed and she was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene.”

BBC