Israel: A gunman on a motorbike shoots down 5 people in the 3rd deadly attack in a week

The cases shootings on March 29 occurred at two locations in Bnei Brak, a city to the east of Tel Aviv, the second most populous city of Israel.

Magen David Adom Ambulance Service has confirmed five people were killed in the shooting.

This is attack It was the third deadly attack in the past week and the latest in a string of attacks by Arabs ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Israeli media said the attacker was a Palestinian from the West Bank and was shot down by Israeli police. This subject is believed to have been armed with an assault rifle.

Two previous attacks, carried out by Arab nationals living in Israel inspired by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) extremist group, have raised fears of continued violence. take place.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted that the country was “facing a wave of murderous Arab terrorism” and had called an emergency meeting with top security officials.

People gathered at the scene of the attack. (Photo: Sky News)

On March 27, two gunmen shot dead two young policemen in a shooting incident in the central city of Hadera.

Last week, a lone attacker killed four people in a stabbing and car crash in the southern city of Beersheba.

Earlier, on March 29, Israeli security services raided the homes of at least 12 Arab citizens. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of having ties to the so-called Islamic State (IS).

Hours before the raid, Mr Bennett said the recent attacks in Israel marked a “new situation” that required increased security measures.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for two previous attacks.

In 2021, clashes between Israeli police and Muslim protesters during the holy month of Ramadan turned into an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist militant group in the Gaza Strip.

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