On Jan. 1, 2016 a gunman killed two people and injured seven others after opening fire on businesses in Tel Aviv.
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Police said that it appeared to be a militant attack, but they could not immediately give any details of the attacker of victims.
Most of the Palestinians killed were carrying out knife, gun or car-ramming attacks, Israeli authorities say.
Four of the six wounded were in “moderate” condition and the other two were listed in “light” condition, Israeli news agency Haaretz reported.
“This was a hard event, a cold-blooded murder by criminal terrorists”. They held and kept us (there), and then they came to check that we were okay.
The U.S. State Department condemned the attack in “the strongest possible terms”, saying in a statement: “These cowardly attacks against innocent civilians can never be justified”.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon called on the Security Council to condemn the attack.
“I was with the family, eating pizza”.
One witness told Israel’s Channel 2 that there was gunfire from “several” different directions.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, returning from a visit to Moscow, convened consultations with security officials at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv after the attack.
In the last half year, Palestinian attacks have killed 31 Israelis and two visiting USA citizens. Israeli forces have shot dead at least 196 Palestinians, 134 of whom Israel has said were assailants.
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“It is an terrible night for Tel Aviv”, he said.
