Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident - which comes amid rising West Bank unrest - a “terror attack”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TEL AVIV - A Palestinian gunman opened fire in Tel Aviv on Thursday, wounding three people before being killed by police in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled a “terror attack” amid
Over the past year, Israeli forces have made thousands of arrests in the West Bank and killed more than 200 Palestinians, including both fighters and civilians. More than 40 Israelis have died in attacks by Palestinians over the same period. “We strengthen the security forces and the police who are fighting terrorists this night and every night.”Earlier on Thursday, Israeli forces killed three gunmen from the militant Islamic Jihad group in a gunbattle in the West Bank. Hamas said the Tel Aviv shooting was a response to that.
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