Hadash lawmakers condemn Thursday’s deadly attack in Tel Aviv, in which two civilians were killed and nine injured. Joint Arab List MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) said, “Targeting innocent civilians is not a fight against injustice, it is injustice itself. My condolences to the families of those killed and wishes for a complete recovery to the wounded.”

Paramedics at the shooting place in Dizengoff Street, Central Tel-Aviv, April 7, 2022 (Photo: Ichud Hatzala)

The shooting took place on Dizengoff Street, turning an area crowded with people out for Thursday night at bars, restaurants and cafes lining the popular thoroughfare into a scene of chaos and panic.

The attack began when the gunman walked up to Ilka, a popular bar with a large outside seating section, and opened fire. The assailant, 28-year-old Ra’ad Hazem from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied Palestinian territories, was located hiding near a mosque in Jaffa and killed in a fire exchange with security forces early on Friday morning, around nine hours after he carried out the attack.

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