An Italian tourist has been killed and seven other people wounded in a suspected car ramming attack near a beach in Tel Aviv, Israeli medics have reported. The Italian foreign minister identified the man killed as Alessandro Parini. Footage from the scene showed an overturned car near a promenade and an Israeli police officer opening fire.
Local police said the suspected attacker was shot dead by officers. The attack occurred shortly after two British-Israeli sisters were killed and their mother injured in a shooting in the occupied West Bank.
At 21:25 local time (19:25 BST) a 45-year-old man drove a Kia car along the city’s beachside boardwalk, hitting several pedestrians before overturning on the lawn of the Charles Clore Garden. A police officer at a nearby petrol station heard the commotion and, after running to the scene, saw the driver of the car “trying to reach for what looked like a rifle-like object that was with him” and then “neutralized him”.
The Israeli ambulance service reported that, aside from the alleged perpetrator, there were a total of eight casualties from the attack and that all were tourists. Three suffered moderate injuries and four sustained only light injuries. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her “deep sorrow” at Mr Parini’s death and described the attack as “cowardly”.
In response to the incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilized police and army reservists as part of efforts to counter terrorism, his office said. He also visited the site of the shooting in the West Bank.
The attacks came after Israeli military carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The military said the strikes were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, which it blamed on Hamas.
Tensions have been high following two nights of Israeli police raids at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque – Islam’s third holiest site – earlier this week. The raids triggered violent confrontations with Palestinians inside the mosque and caused anger across the region. The rockets fired from Lebanon formed the largest such barrage in 17 years. Hamas did not confirm it had fired the rockets, but leader Ismail Haniyeh said Palestinians would not “sit with their arms crossed” in the face of Israeli aggression.
Tragedy struck Tel Aviv on Friday when an Italian tourist was killed and seven other people wounded in a suspected car ramming attack near a beach. Italy’s foreign minister identified the man killed as Alessandro Parini. Footage from the scene showed an overturned car near a promenade and an Israeli police officer opening fire. Local police said the suspected attacker was shot dead by officers.
The attack occurred shortly after two British-Israeli sisters were killed and their mother injured in a shooting in the occupied West Bank. At 21:25 local time (19:25 BST) a 45-year-old man drove a Kia car along the city’s beachside boardwalk, hitting several pedestrians before overturning on the lawn of the Charles Clore Garden. A police officer at a nearby petrol station heard the commotion and, after running to the scene, saw the driver of the car “trying to reach for what looked like a rifle-like object that was with him” and then “neutralized him”.
The Israeli ambulance service reported that, aside from the alleged perpetrator, there were a total of eight casualties from the attack and that all were tourists. Three suffered moderate injuries and four sustained only light injuries. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her “deep sorrow” at Mr Parini’s death and described the attack as “cowardly”.
In response to the incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilized police and army reservists as part of efforts to counter terrorism, his office said. He also visited the site of the shooting in the West Bank. The attacks followed Israeli military air strikes on targets belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza Strip in response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday.
Tensions have been high following two nights of Israeli police raids at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque – Islam’s third holiest site – earlier this week. The raids triggered violent confrontations with Palestinians inside the mosque and caused anger across the region. Hamas did not confirm it had fired the rockets, but leader Ismail Haniyeh said Palestinians would not “sit with their arms crossed” in the face of Israeli aggression.
The tragic attack in Tel Aviv has resulted in deep sorrow for Italy and across the region. Italy’s foreign minister identified Alessandro Parini as the man killed in the incident, while seven other people were wounded. Footage from the scene showed an overturned car near a promenade and an Israeli police officer opening fire. Local police said the suspected attacker was shot dead by officers.
The attack occurred shortly after two British-Israeli sisters were killed and their mother injured in a shooting in the occupied West Bank. At 21:25 local time (19:25 BST) a 45-year-old man drove a Kia car along the city’s beachside boardwalk, hitting several pedestrians before overturning on the lawn of the Charles Clore Garden. A police officer at a nearby petrol station heard the commotion and, after running to the scene, saw the driver of the car “trying to reach for what looked like a rifle-like object that was with him” and then “neutralized him”.
The Israeli ambulance service reported that, aside from the alleged perpetrator, there were a total of eight casualties from the attack and that all were tourists. Three suffered moderate injuries and four sustained only light injuries. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her “deep sorrow” at Mr Parini’s death and described the attack as “cowardly”.
In response to this tragedy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilized police and army reservists as part of efforts to counter terrorism, his office said. He also visited the site of the shooting in the West Bank. The attacks followed Israeli military air strikes on targets belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza Strip in response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday.
Tensions have been high following two nights of Israeli police raids at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque – Islam’s third holiest site – earlier this week. The raids triggered violent confrontations with Palestinians inside the mosque and caused anger across the region. Hamas did not confirm it had fired the rockets, but leader Ismail Haniyeh said Palestinians would not “sit with their arms crossed” in the face of Israeli aggression.
The tragic attack in Tel Aviv has left Italy and many other countries around the world mourning for Alessandro Parini and all those affected by this incident. In response to this tragedy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilized police and army reservists as part of efforts to counter terrorism, his office said. He also visited the site of the shooting in the West Bank. The attacks followed Israeli military air strikes on targets belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza Strip in response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday.