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2024 Jaffa shooting

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2024 Jaffa shooting
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Israel–Hamas war
LocationJaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
Date1 October 2024; 1 day ago (2024-10-01)
19:00 (IDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting and knife attack
WeaponsAssault rifle, knife[1][2]
Deaths7 (+2 perpetrators)
Injured17 (including a soldier)[3]
Perpetrators2 gunmen
Accused Hamas

On 1 October 2024, two gunmen, reportedly members of Hamas, carried out an attack in Jaffa, Israel. Seven civilians were killed, and seventeen others were injured.[4][5][6]

Attack

At approximately 7:00 PM, two men armed with firearms and knives opened fire on pedestrians near the Gush Dan Light Rail's Erlich Station in Jaffa, injuring several civilians.[7][8] The Israeli emergency response service, MDA, reported that they had received reports of people injured by gunfire at 7:01 pm.[9]

According to initial reports, there were three locations involved in the attack; Jerusalem Boulevard, Yefet Street, and Gaza Street.[citation needed] A preliminary investigation revealed that the two militants disembarked from the light rail on the Jerusalem Boulevard, drew firearms, and began shooting randomly.[10]

A passerby and a security guard both returned fire and killed the gunmen shortly after the attack began.[11][12]The passerby was reported to be Israeli Army reservist Lev Kreitman, who had recently returned from a 6 month deployment to Gaza and had survived the October 7, 2023 Nova music festival massacre.[13] Kreitman confronted the shooters and engaged them with his personal handgun.[14]

Casualties

Seven people were killed and seventeen others were wounded in the attack.[15] Among the dead were a citizen of Greece, another from Georgia[16] and another of Moldova.[17] Injured victims were taken to the Edith Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv.[18]

Perpetrators

The gunmen were not immediately identified by authorities. Reports from Israel authorities have deemed both gunmen as terrorists. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that they were Palestinians from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.[9] No group claimed responsibility.[19]

Response

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the scene of the shooting and made claims that a nearby mosque may have members that participated in the engagement, and stated that he would close and destroy the mosque if it was deemed true. Bezalel Smotrich indicated that he would demand at the cabinet meeting that day that family members of the gunmen would be deported to Gaza and their homes destroyed.[11] Ben-Gvir referenced the Iranian strikes against Israel, stating that he would demand at the cabinet meeting that there was no more time for diplomacy and containment but moving forward the policy should be crushing the militants.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Beaumont, Peter (1 October 2024). "Six killed and 10 wounded in shooting and knife attack in Israeli city of Jaffa". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (1 October 2024). "Two terrorists armed with assault rifle carried out shooting attack in Jaffa". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Israeli army says soldier 'seriously injured' in Jaffa shooting". Al Jazeera. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded". The Jerusalem Post. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "פיגוע ירי קשה ביפו: שישה פצועים בכמה זירות במקביל; מד"א: "אירוע רב נפגעים"". Maariv (in Hebrew). 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  6. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (1 October 2024). "Many wounded, including 2 critically, in shooting attack at train station in Jaffa". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b "שמונה בני אדם נרצחו בפיגוע ביפו". inn.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  8. ^ "N12 - דיווח ראשוני: חשד לפיגוע ירי ביפו". N12 (in Hebrew). 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  9. ^ a b Scheer, Steven (October 1, 2024). "At least 6 dead in suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv". Reuters. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Davies, Maia (1 October 2024). "Seven killed in shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv". BBC News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b Breiner, Josh; Peleg, Bar; Efrati, Ido (October 1, 2024). "Six Killed, 10 Wounded in Shooting Attack in Jaffa, Israel Police Says". Haaretz. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Jones, Rory; Peled, Anat; Keller-Lynn, Carrie (October 1, 2024). "Shooting Attack Leaves at Least Six Dead in Jaffa". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  13. ^ https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/world-news/oct-7-nova-festival-survivor-helped-authorities-kill-terrorists-in-tel-aviv-shooting-report/
  14. ^ https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-missile-attack-middle-east-10-02-24-intl-hnk/index.html
  15. ^ https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/world-news/israeli-mom-killed-in-tel-aviv-terrorist-shooting-while-shielding-her-9-month-old-baby/
  16. ^ "Greek citizen killed in Jaffa terror shooting attack, says Athens". The Times of Israel. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  17. ^ Iana, Ciprian (2 October 2024). "O femeie din Republica Moldova a fost ucisă în atacul terorist de la Tel Aviv. Avea o fetiță de 6 ani". Libertatea (in Romanian).
  18. ^ Ohana, Lior; Tamari, Liran (2024-10-01). "6 murdered in a Tel Aviv terror attack; 2 terrorists killed". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  19. ^ "Iran Update, October 1, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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