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8 killed in shooting in Israel's Jaffa, attackers 'neutralised'

Eight killed in shooting in Israel's Jaffa, two attackers 'neutralised', Israeli police say
MENA
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Israeli media has reported that the death toll from the shooting in Jaffa has increased to eight, as three are in serious condition and others are wounded.
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)

Eight people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting attack in the Jaffa neighbourhood of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli media has reported. Israeli police said in a statement.

Three others remain in critical condition, while several more individuals sustained injuries in the attack.

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

The families of the victims had been notified.

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

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.