Seven killed in shooting in Israel's Jaffa, two attackers 'neutralised', Israeli police say

Israeli media has reported that the death toll from the shooting in Jaffa has increased to seven, as several others are wounded, following the attack.

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies

01 October, 2024

Healthcare professionals are deployed to the scene after armed attack in Jaffa, Israel on October 01, 2024. There were reportedly dead and wounded in the attack. (Photo by Magen David Adom / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

At least seven people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting attack in the Jaffa neighbourhood of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli media has reported.

The Magen David Adom medical response group said in a statement that "there are several wounded with varying degrees of injuries."

Among those injured, six are in serious condition, four have sustained moderate injuries, and two are reported to have minor wounds.

The seventh victim of the attack was pronounced dead several hours later.

Police described the attack as a shooting and stabbing attack that occurred shortly before Iran fired a barrage of some 180 missiles at targets around Tel Aviv.

Israeli police said the two shooters had been "neutralised" and the situation was "under control".

The families of the victims had been notified.

Those affected were transported to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv for treatment.

According to an Israeli police account, the attack involved at least two gunmen who disembarked from a train car and began shooting at people waiting at a light rail station on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa.

Israeli police identified the two assailants as Muhammad Khalef Saher Rajab and Hassan Muhammad Hassan Tamimi, both in their twenties from Hebron in the West Bank.

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, one of the attackers was shot and killed by a passerby and a municipal security guard.

In response to the incident, the Israeli military imposed a blockade on Hebron, the attackers' hometown.

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that he would push for the deportation of the attackers' family members "to Gaza tonight" and the demolition of their homes during a cabinet meeting, stating, "Without the High Court of Justice and without B'Tselem."

Extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir commented, "If it turns out there is a connection to the mosque [allegedly linked to the attackers], the message is clear – it should be shut down and demolished."

Footage posted online showed people lying on the street in Tel Aviv following the attack.

No group has claimed responsibility.