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Video: 2 killed and several hurt after gunman opens fire at Israeli tourist hotspot in Tel Aviv

2 killed and several hurt after gunman opens fire at Israeli tourist hotspot in Tel Aviv

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TWO people are dead and eight more injured after a gunman opened fire in a tourist hotspot in Tel Aviv

Police are asking that Israeli residents stay indoors and remain alert as they search for a single gunman who remains on the loose.

The attack took place along several spots on Dizengoff Street, a major thoroughfare in Tel Aviv.

Police are carrying out a house-to-house search, and have asked residents to stay away from their windows for their own safety.

Two people died and eight others were injured in the latest terror attack to hit Israel in recent weeks, according to Haaretz.

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Four of those hurt are said to be in critical condition.

It comes as four Israelis were killed in a stabbing attack in Be’er Sheva on March 22.

Two Israeli border police were killed in a shooting near Hadera a week after the abduction.

Meanwhile, in Israel on March 30, there was an attack that killed four people: two Israeli citizens and two Ukrainian nationals and an officer

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Footage circulating online on social media shows first responders helping a victim lying on the ground in front of a cafe.

The attack took place on a busy Tel Aviv street
An injured man is rushed into hospital following an incident in Tel Aviv
Israeli security and rescue personnel work by the entrance to a restaurant following the attack
Tel Aviv police said the gunman is on the loose
At least two people are dead and eight other have been injured in the attack

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