After the deadly attack in the center of the Israeli coastal metropolis Tel Aviv, the suspected killer was shot dead by security forces. The terrorist was tracked down and killed, domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet said. According to media reports, the 28-year-old was found Friday morning after an intensive nine-hour search involving hundreds of security forces and was killed after a firefight with Israeli forces.
He hid in Jaffa in the south of the city near a mosque. According to reports, the killer was from the Jenin region of the West Bank.
Two young men killed, at least ten injured
At least two people were killed in the attack on Thursday evening. According to the media, the two men, aged 27 and 28, were involved. At least 10 other people are said to have been injured. A killer shot at patrons of a bar on busy Dizengoff Street, police said.
Eleven dead in two weeks
Eleven people have been killed in a wave of terrorism in Israel in the past two weeks. In two of the three attacks, the attackers were Israeli Arabs with ties to IS. In the most recent attack a week ago, the killer was a Palestinian.
The country fears further acts of violence during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday. The attacks marked the bloodiest week in Israel in 16 years.
Attacks again and again
There have been repeated attacks in Tel Aviv in the past. In January 2016, an Israeli Arab shot and killed two people on Dizengoff Street. In June 2016, two Palestinians shot dead four Israelis and wounded several others in Sarona Park in central Tel Aviv.
Source: Krone
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