At least 8 killed in shooting attack in Jaffa as Iran strikes Israel

CAIRO – 2 October 2024: At least eight people were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack in Jaffa, one of the deadliest attacks in Israel since Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli media outlets reported.

The attack, which also wounded several people, occurred at an extremely volatile time in Israel, amid a barrage of missiles fired from Iran in response to Israel’s ground incursion into Lebanon this week.

Residents in the area of the shooting were told to seek shelter at around the same time as rocket sirens went off across the country, warning Israelis of the Iranian attack.

The two gunmen in the attack in Jaffa, adjacent to Tel Aviv, descended on Tuesday night from the city’s light rail on the main drag of Jerusalem Boulevard, Kan, the Israeli media reported.

They opened fire on passengers and on people near the light rail station, the Israeli radio reported. Video and photos on social media showed the gunmen descending from a train car, a man running and the sound of gunfire.

Israeli police and the Shin Bet identified the perpetrators as Mohamed Misk, 19, who was killed, and Ahmad Haimoni, 25, who was seriously injured.

Egypt Today contributed to the report.