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TV report: Israel knows identity of gunman, believes it was a terror attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli security forces know the identity of the gunman who killed two people and injured several others on Dizengoff Street more than four hours ago, Channel 2 reports.
It says that the assessment is now that this was a “nationalistic” terror attack, although it is not clear if this was a Hamas or other Palestinian attack, or an attack carried out by an Islamic State-affiliated gunman.
Earlier, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza had hailed the killings, and said they were proof of the Palestinians’ capacity to target Israelis anywhere.
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