The terrorist who killed two people and wounded twelve more in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff street on Thursday was captured and killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces, said the Shin Bet.
The suspect, identified as a Palestinian man from Judea and Samaria, was found near a mosque in Jaffa and stopped by Shin Bet and YAMAM operators.
“After a difficult night, and after long hours of joint activity by the Israel Police, the Shin Bet and the IDF, we succeeded this morning, in operational and intelligence cooperation, in closing a circle and eliminating the terrorist by exchange of fire,” said Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai Friday morning. “We emphasized that no matter how much it takes, we will catch the terrorist, alive or dead, and indeed the contact this morning was a quick and determined response from the Shin Bet and YAMAM fighters in Jaffa.”
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28-year-old old Tomer Morad, who worked at Ilka and was originally from Kfar Sava has been identified as one of the victims The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center said that surgeries on four of the twelve total wounded Israelis were a success and that their condition has stabilized.
The manhunt spanned over nine hours, with at least 1,000 police and IDF reinforcements combing the area for the gunman. The operation included IDF special forces — including units from the IDF’s Sayeret Matkal and Shaldag unit. Security forces urged Tel Aviv residents to stay inside while they conducted the manhunt, but police also shared a photo of the suspect dressed in black clothing and was carrying a handgun appealing for public help in locating him.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi were at the Kirya receiving updates throughout the search for the terrorist. Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev, Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai and IDF deputy Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi were on scene.
Bennett expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished the wounded a speedy recovery on Thursday night. He warned that those that aided the terrorist would pay a price.
The attack took place in multiple locations on Dizengoff Street, a popular scene filled with restaurants and bars in the main Israeli city.
Koby Brinn, a bartender at the Spicehaus bar, said he saw the chaos unfold outside the bar. “It was nuts. I was at the bar that faced outside, and suddenly there was this massive wave of people running in the street.”
Palestinian factions welcomed the terrorist attack on Thursday, with videos of celebrations in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon shared by Palestinian media. Hamas called the attack a “natural and legitimate response to the escalation of the occupation’s crimes against our people, our land, Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Shabtai said that Israel Police would continue with a high level of security following the attack, “including securing the first Friday prayers of Ramadan.”
The police chief warned that they would “respond with great force and intensity to any unusual event, as we responded immediately after the attack in Tel Aviv, and we will pursue anyone who harms or seeks to harm Israeli citizens. “
Security forces have been placed on high alert in response to the rise in terrorist attacks in Israel and gunfire targeting IDF troops in the West Bank. Some 1,000 soldiers in special forces training have been sent to help the Israel Police within Israel’s borders and major cities.
Hundreds of IDF troops were deployed along the Seam Line in an effort to stop tens of thousands of Palestinians who enter the country on a daily basis through breaches in the security fence. The IDF also reinforced troops with 14 combat battalions – 12 to the West Bank and two to the Gaza Division.
The attack was the latest in a series of deadly attacks that began last month in Beersheba, Hadera and Bnei Brak. So far, 13 people have been killed in the attacks.
The last shooting attack on Dizengoff Street was in 2016, when two people were killed and several others were wounded in a bar in the area.
Anna Ahronheim contributed to this report.
This is a developing story.
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