At least Six people died this Tuesday and nine others were injured in an attack with firearms and knives carried out by two alleged terrorists in the Jaffa neighborhood, near the tram station, south of Tel Aviv, reported an Israeli Police spokesperson.
According to the criteria of
The spokesman indicated that “the terrorists” began their attack on the tram and continued on foot along Jerusalem Street.until they were shot by police officers and civilians armed with guns. According to the spokesman, the assailants died.
RNC Police Commissioner Danny Levy was dispatched to the scene along with the Tel Aviv district command.
The attack occurred minutes before alarms went off in Israel due to the missile attack from Iran, which led the Israeli authorities to call on the population to take refuge in bunkers to protect themselves from military action.
After days of growing regional tension, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed on Tuesday the launch of missiles against Israel in response to the assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, and an Iranian general.
“With the firing of dozens of ballistic missiles, the targets in the heart of the occupied territories have been hit,” the elite military body said in a statement.
In a brief statement, the White House reported that US President Joe Biden ordered the US Armed Forces to shoot down the missiles that Iran is launching at Israel.
He added that the US president and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting with the national security team in the White House crisis room, where they are receiving briefings on the Iran attacks.
As explained by the White House, Biden instructed the US Armed Forces to help in the “defense” of Israel against Iranian attacks and shoot down the missiles that are falling on Israeli territory.
#Terrorist #attack #Tel #Aviv #leaves #dead #injured