Before that, the police announced that six people were killed and nine others were injured to varying degrees in a machine gun and stabbing attack carried out by two “terrorists” that ended with them being “neutralized” by bystanders using their personal weapons. .
The identities of the dead have not been officially revealed. Only two of them were identified on Wednesday morning by Israeli media: Shahar Goldman, 30, and Inbar Segev, 33, who are Israeli.
One of the attackers opened fire, and the other was taken to the hospital
The attack occurred at the Sderot-Jerusalem tram station in the Jaffa area. The two shooters opened fire in the train car before exiting and continuing to shoot on foot on Jerusalem Street, according to police.
One of the attackers was shot dead in the street, and the other was injured and taken to hospital in serious condition.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the two men are Palestinians from the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.