Seven People Killed In Shooting, Stabbing Terror Attack In Jaffa

By Times of Israel
Posted on 10/01/24 | News Source: Times of Israel

Jaffa, Israel - Oct. 1, 2024  -Seven people were killed and at least eight others wounded in a shooting and stabbing terror attack in Jaffa on Tuesday evening, according to Israel Police, in one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent years.

Two terrorists, one of whom was armed with a rifle and the other with a knife, attacked civilians on the Tel Aviv light rail before getting off and continuing on foot and shooting and stabbing people on Jerusalem Street in the city.

A municipal security officer and armed civilians shot and “neutralized” the two terrorists, police added.

The two terrorists were identified as Mehmed Khalaf Saher Rajab and Hassan Mohammed Hassan Tamimi, both Palestinian residents of Hebron in the West Bank.

Casualties were evacuated to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv.