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This is an archive article published on April 8, 2023

Israeli authorities say attack wounds at least 7 in Tel Aviv

The attack came against the backdrop of heightened tensions after Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and Gaza, as well as a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank that killed two Israelis.

Israel Tel Aviv attackIsraeli police stand around a car involved in an attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP)
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Israeli authorities said late Friday that at least seven people were wounded in a suspected attack in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial hub.

The exact nature of the attack was not immediately clear, but the Israeli Foreign Ministry referred to it as a “terror attack,” a term Israeli officials use for assaults by Palestinians.

Israeli police said a car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park before flipping over.

Police said they shot the driver of the car. Israel’s rescue service described the incident as a shooting attack.

The attack came against the backdrop of heightened tensions after Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and Gaza, as well as a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank that killed two Israelis.

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