In a first press briefing, Yehuda Dahan, the local Yarkon District police chief, says this is “a grave and complex” incident.
It is still ongoing, he says.
He confirms two fatalities, and several other injured.
Police are still looking for “the unknown assailant.”
The manhunt involves the police and “all of those who can help us.”
“All directions are being explored” in terms of the motivation for the attack, Dahan says.
He urges Tel Aviv residents to be “alert” and “prepared” for any further instructions. There is no need for them to stay at home. “The public can continue with your routine,” he says, including going out to places of entertainment.
Dahan chooses not to explain why it is safe for locals to be outside when the gunman is still on the loose.
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