Sharjah24 - AFP: An attack by a member of the armed wing of the Palestinian organization Hamas left three persons shot and injured in Tel Aviv on Thursday, according to Israeli police.
The shooting took place at about 8:40 pm (1840 GMT) on Dizengoff Avenue, a popular nightlife spot in the centre of Tel Aviv, where a Palestinian attack killed three people in April 2022.
"The three victims of today's attack in Tel Aviv are still alive, correcting the earlier statement that one of them had been declared dead," Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne said .
In a statement, Hamas said the attack had been carried out by a member of its armed wing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on an official visit to Rome, wished "a speedy recovery to the injured" in a brief televised statement.
Israeli police said a suspect had shot at a pedestrian before being neutralised by officers.
"I heard gunshots and saw people running away. I immediately loaded my gun and ran towards" the scene, David Friedmann, a police officer who helped shoot the assailant, told AFP.
At one point, "I fired three rounds at him, [a colleague] also fired three rounds, and when he fell, he was shot again so he wouldn't get up again," he added.
Israel's Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir congratulated "the police officer who, in a courageous act, eliminated the heinous terrorist and saved many lives".
The Magen David Adom emergency response service said the three wounded had been rushed to hospital.
"We evacuated the three with gunshot wounds, one of them in critical condition, one seriously wounded, and one lightly wounded," Magen David Adom director Eli Bin told Israel's Kan television.
The United States swiftly denounced the attack.
"We strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, which injured several Israeli civilians," US State Department spokesman Ned Price tweeted.
"We wish a full and quick recovery to those hurt and reiterate our ironclad support for Israel's security."
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