Israeli officials said on Friday (April 7) that one person was killed and five others were injured in an attack in Tel Aviv. According to the Magen David Adom emergency service, one man was declared dead and five others were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries. “All the victims were tourists,” the service said, without providing details on their nationalities.
Speaking to the news agency AFP, a police spokesperson said, “The terrorist was neutralised, it was a terror attack against civilians, a car ramming attack”.
According to the police, the driver rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park. The police added that the Police said they shot the driver and the driver’s condition was uncertain.
Following the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the mobilisation of police and army reserves. “The Prime Minister has instructed the Israel Police to mobilise all reserve border police units and has directed the IDF to mobilise additional forces to confront the terror attacks,” an official statement read.
The car-ramming attack comes after two Israeli sisters were killed and their mother seriously wounded in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank.
No group has claimed responsibility for either of the attacks which come after Israel launched air strikes and an artillery bombardment before dawn in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
On Friday, the army said it had shot down a drone that entered Israel’s airspace from Lebanon, without elaborating.
(With inputs from agencies)
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