Police have reportedly killed the two gunmen responsible for the attack
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. © Magen David Adom/Getty Images
A mass shooting occurred in Tel Aviv, Israel late on Tuesday, with at least 10 people reported wounded, including at least four critically.
The attack took place in the Jaffa area in the south of the city. Israeli police have acknowledged the incident, stating that they have been treating it as a suspected terrorist attack.
Unverified footage suggests that the incident involved at least two attackers, who arrived at the scene by tram and opened fire on commuters immediately after disembarking. At least one of the attackers appeared to be wielding an M4-patterned assault rifle.
At least two terrorists, one of whom is seen armed with an assault rifle, carried out the shooting attack in Jaffa, according to surveillance camera images. pic.twitter.com/wOP9ItbGVP
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) October 1, 2024
Both attackers were killed in an ensuing firefight against responding law enforcement, local media have reported. The reports have been corroborated by extremely graphic unverified footage circulating online.
מתל אביב יפו:פיגוע ירי קשה מאוד בשדרות ירושלים ביפו.שתי זירות בתחנת רכבת ובית כנסת : שני מחבלים10 נפגעים אנוש וקשה pic.twitter.com/m379mToZIZ
— יוני בן מנחם yoni ben menachem (@yonibmen) October 1, 2024
The shooting unfolded shortly before Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv and other targets in Israel. The attack appears to be extremely large in scale, with dozens of projectiles appearing to have made it through the country’s air defenses, numerous videos published online suggest.
