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Tel Aviv Shooting: Four Killed, Palestinians’ Permits To Israel Revoked

Four people have been identified dead after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a popular open-air shopping mall and restaurant in central Tel Aviv. The Israel … Continue reading Tel Aviv Shooting: Four Killed, Palestinians’ Permits To Israel Revoked


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Tel-Aviv-ShootingFour people have been identified dead after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a popular open-air shopping mall and restaurant in central Tel Aviv.

The Israel Police have confirmed the details of the deceased which include, two women namely Ilana Nave, 39, and Mila Mishayev, 32 – and two men – Ido Ben Aryeh, 42, and Michael Feige, 58.

Authorities said that the attacks took place in two locations in Sarona market, close to Israel’s Defence Ministry and main Army Headquarters.

The attackers came from near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, dressed in suits and ties and posed as customers at an upmarket restaurant before pulling out automatic weapons and opening fire, sending diners fleeing in panic.

Police say the gunmen who have both been apprehended, were from Yatta, a Palestinian village near the west bank town of Hebron. One of them is undergoing surgery in hospital.

Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the scene of the attack called the attack “a savage crime of murder and terrorism”.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault by the two Palestinian gunmen, but Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups were quick to praise it.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Military on Thursday cancelled permits for more than 80,000 Palestinians to visit Israel during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan after the attack.

The attack, as families were enjoying a pleasant evening out at the open-air Sarona complex, was the deadliest in the country’s business and entertainment capital since a wave of Palestinian violence erupted in October last year.