Two armed attacks took place near the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv in the ultra-Orthodox Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan. “Unfortunately, we have seen the death of five people,” Elie Bin, director of Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, told the Kan channel. Rescuers also reported several injuries. This is the third time that attacks have taken place in Israel in a week.
In the evening, residents of Bnei Brak, then of the neighboring town of Ramat Gan reported a man driving in a car and opening fire on passers-by. The Israeli police confirmed these attacks and later indicated that the assailant had been shot dead by the security forces who were patrolling these areas.
The attack was not immediately claimed. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that senior security officials will meet in the evening to take stock of the situation.