Israel: One dead and two injured in an attack in Tel Aviv, the assailant “eliminated”

Israeli police officers run upstairs as they search for a suspect in a shooting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 9, 2023. AP - Oded Balilty

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Pistol attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, after a day of protest against judicial reform.

Three young Israelis were injured, one of whom died very seriously in the evening, police said.

The perpetrator of the attack was "eliminated".

On the spot, the tension is very strong.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

A shooting in the middle of Tel Aviv, in one of the city's most popular streets, Dizengoff Street.

A man opened fire with a handgun on young people seated at a café terrace.

Two police officers who were not on duty immediately shoot the author of the attack.

This is Moattaz Hawaja, 23, from Naalin in the Ramallah region of the West Bank.

For the police, there is no doubt, it is indeed an act of terrorism.

The author of the attack would have acted alone.

But despite everything, the sector has been scrutinized by the security forces.

The Israeli Prime Minister who is in Rome speaks of a very serious attack.

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proclaims Benyamin Netanyahu,

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It should also be noted that Tel Aviv Police Chief Ami Eshed, who is leading the operation, was removed from his post by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir just an hour before the attack.

And also the reaction of Hamas: the attack is the Palestinian response to Israeli raids in the Jenin region, which left nine dead in less than 48 hours, he said.

► See also Occupied West Bank: Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp

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