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| Tel Aviv shooting suspect killed in northern Israel | Tel Aviv shooting suspect killed in northern Israel |
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| An Israeli Arab wanted for shooting dead three people in Tel Aviv on 1 January has been killed by security forces in northern Israel. | An Israeli Arab wanted for shooting dead three people in Tel Aviv on 1 January has been killed by security forces in northern Israel. |
| Nashat Melhem was tracked down to a mosque in his home town of Arara and killed in a gun battle, police said. | Nashat Melhem was tracked down to a mosque in his home town of Arara and killed in a gun battle, police said. |
| The attacks sparked a huge hunt and security alert across the country. | The attacks sparked a huge hunt and security alert across the country. |
| Police said Melhem, 29, was the gunman who killed two Israelis at a bar, then the Israeli Arab driver of a taxi who picked him up after the attack. | Police said Melhem, 29, was the gunman who killed two Israelis at a bar, then the Israeli Arab driver of a taxi who picked him up after the attack. |
| Security camera footage showed a suspect taking an automatic rifle out of his backpack and then firing at least 15 shots at people in the street before fleeing the scene. | Security camera footage showed a suspect taking an automatic rifle out of his backpack and then firing at least 15 shots at people in the street before fleeing the scene. |
| Alon Bakal, 26, who was a manager at the bar, and Shimon Ruimi, 30, were killed. | Alon Bakal, 26, who was a manager at the bar, and Shimon Ruimi, 30, were killed. |
| Taxi driver Amin Shaban died after being found critically injured in the north of the city shortly after the shootings. | Taxi driver Amin Shaban died after being found critically injured in the north of the city shortly after the shootings. |
| Melhem's father, Mohammed, identified his son as the suspect and reported him to the police. Mohammed Melhem and several relatives have been arrested in connection with the case. | Melhem's father, Mohammed, identified his son as the suspect and reported him to the police. Mohammed Melhem and several relatives have been arrested in connection with the case. |
| 'Like a war' | |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated security forces, who he said had "worked tirelessly, methodically and professionally to locate and eliminate the terrorist". | |
| Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said Melhem was shot dead after opening fire. | |
| A witness, Hakim Younis, told Israel's Channel 10 TV he saw a fierce gun battle, the Associated Press news agency reported | |
| "I was sitting on my balcony with my cousin... when suddenly shooting began, hundreds of bullets, like in a war," he said. | |
| Police have not yet established a motive for the Tel Aviv killings. | |
| Israel was already on high alert amid a wave of attacks on Israelis by Palestinians and some Israeli Arabs which have killed 22 Israelis since the beginning of October. | |
| During that time 149 Palestinians - more than half said by Israel to be attackers - have been shot dead by security forces or their victims. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces. | During that time 149 Palestinians - more than half said by Israel to be attackers - have been shot dead by security forces or their victims. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces. |
| One Israeli Arab was also shot dead after carrying out an attack at a bus station in southern Israel in October in which an Israeli soldier was killed. | One Israeli Arab was also shot dead after carrying out an attack at a bus station in southern Israel in October in which an Israeli soldier was killed. |