Israeli police are treating the attack as an "act of terrorism."
Four people were killed in an attack by a gunman in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak tonight, according to Israeli media reports.
The attacker (reportedly of Arab origin) was on a motorcycle. He was shot dead by Israeli soldiers.
At least one person was wounded and taken to a hospital. Earlier, gunfire was also reported in the Ramat Gan area.
Israeli police are treating the attack as an "act of terrorism."
#BREAKING: GRAPHIC VIDEO: 4 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting attack in Bnei Brak. Status of perpetrator(s) unknown at this time. pic.twitter.com/pn02mDxja7
- Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) March 29, 2022
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Tension at the site of the attack Protesters chanting "death to Arabs"
There is currently tension at the site of the attack, in Bnei Brak, with dozens of Israelis chanting "death to Arabs" and "revenge" as medics and security forces operate in the area.
#Israel The number of victims of todays attacks has risen to 5.The security forces have arrested a second terrorist (in the video)
ne is a #Palestinian from #Giudea and #Samaria,the other an #IsraeliArab.No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack so far pic.twitter.com/Mf12RJ0JLy
- Donato Yaakov Secchi (@doyaksec) March 29, 2022
On Sunday in Hadera, in northern Israel, two police officers were killed by gunfire in an attack claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (ISIS). Israeli police have identified and killed the attackers.
??#ISRAEL ?#URGENTE | Los ataques armados tuvieron lugar en Bnei Brak y Ramat Gan, informa el medio israelí N12News. #RochexRB27 pic.twitter.com/hA2RNlVZkO
- Rochex R. Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) March 29, 2022
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On March 22, in the southern city of Beer Sheva, four Israelis (two men and two women) were killed in a knife attack perpetrated by an Arab Israeli inspired by ISIS ideology. The attacker was a teacher who was sentenced in 2016 to four years in prison for "preaching hate" and for planning to travel to Syria to fight alongside the jihadists.
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