Terrorists attack Tel-Aviv; 4 dead and several wounded
Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:33:am World
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A deadly terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening has left four people dead and several others wounded.
The coordinated terrorist assault on Tel Aviv's Sarona Market is one of the deadliest attacks in the city since Palestinian violence erupted last October.
Moshe Edri, Tel-Aviv Police head, described the shooting as a "serious terrorist attack," saying that two terrorists came to the market and opened fire randomly at civilians. Eyewitnesses said that the terrorists were disguised as religious Jews and wore kippot.
Edri said the police did not have warnings of a terrorist attack at the site. He said police have increased deployments in the city and that schools would be opened on Thursday and people can keep their normal routine, though he also implored the public to exercise caution and to report suspicious persons.
The two attackers were said to be relatives from Yata in the South Hebron Hills and were said to be in their twenties.
The Hebron area is a known Hamas stronghold.
Following the deadly terrorist attack, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai, cancelled the easing of some security restrictions for residents of the Gaza strip, which were put in place for the Muslim month of Ramadan; particularly, access to prayers on the temple mount. Also, 204 entrance permits for relatives of the attackers have been frozen. In addition, 83,000 permits for Palestinians in the West Bank to visit family members in Gaza have been revoked.
Israeli Police confirmed that the two attackers were arrested, and one was shot.
The coordinated terrorist assault on Tel Aviv's Sarona Market is one of the deadliest attacks in the city since Palestinian violence erupted last October.
Moshe Edri, Tel-Aviv Police head, described the shooting as a "serious terrorist attack," saying that two terrorists came to the market and opened fire randomly at civilians. Eyewitnesses said that the terrorists were disguised as religious Jews and wore kippot.
Edri said the police did not have warnings of a terrorist attack at the site. He said police have increased deployments in the city and that schools would be opened on Thursday and people can keep their normal routine, though he also implored the public to exercise caution and to report suspicious persons.
The two attackers were said to be relatives from Yata in the South Hebron Hills and were said to be in their twenties.
The Hebron area is a known Hamas stronghold.
Following the deadly terrorist attack, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai, cancelled the easing of some security restrictions for residents of the Gaza strip, which were put in place for the Muslim month of Ramadan; particularly, access to prayers on the temple mount. Also, 204 entrance permits for relatives of the attackers have been frozen. In addition, 83,000 permits for Palestinians in the West Bank to visit family members in Gaza have been revoked.
Israeli Police confirmed that the two attackers were arrested, and one was shot.
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