A shooting in Tel Aviv killed two people and wounded many others late Thursday, Israeli officials said.
A manhunt is currently underway to find the suspected shooter, Tel Aviv police commander Ami Eshed said.The number of wounded was not immediately clear. Speaking on Israeli TV, Eshed put the number at more than a dozen.The attack happened at a bar on Dizengoff Street, a popular dining area in the center of the city, an Israeli police commander said.
Israeli security forces search for the suspected shooter after an attack on Dizengoff Street in central Tel Aviv.In just one week in March, 11 people were killed in three attacks in Israeli towns and cities. It was the deadliest week Israel had seen in years and follows weeks of rising tensions that saw Israelis targeted in stabbing attacks and several Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank.
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