Five people were killed in the third attack in Israel within a week on Tuesday. This was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Zaka rescue service.
According to police, a man armed with a gun opened fire on bystanders in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv.
According to Israeli media reports, he was a Palestinian from the West Bank. After the attack, the mayor of Bnei Brak asked residents not to leave their homes. There was initially speculation about possible other assassins. Several ambulances and police forces were seen at the scene. An employee of the Zaka rescue service told the German press agency that the sight at the scene was “shocking”. “I saw four people dead on the street.” He treated a man with gunshot wounds, the paramedic said.
That means eleven Israelis died in attacks in one week. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wanted to consult with Defense Minister Benny Gantz as well as the military and police on Tuesday night.
series of attacks
Two police officers and two assassins were killed in an attack in the coastal town of Hadera on Sunday. The perpetrators were Israeli Arabs from the north of the country.
A week ago, four people were killed in another terrorist attack in Be’er Sheva (Beersheva), in southern Israel, two men and two women. The assassin, a Bedouin from the Negev desert, was shot dead by bystanders.
Netanyahu speaks of ‘wave of terror’
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that it was “a sad and difficult night”. Israel is “at the height of a dangerous wave of terror the likes of which we have not seen in years”. He called for decisive action “to restore calm and security to the citizens of Israel”.
After the attack in Bnei Brak, Palestinians spontaneously celebrated in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as in Lebanon.