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Israel attack: Two shot dead in Hadera Israel attack: Two police officers shot dead in Hadera
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Two suspected gunmen have killed two people in a northern Israeli city on Sunday, Israeli security officials say. Two police officers have been shot dead in an attack in the northern Israeli city of Hadera.
The gunmen - who police say were Arab Israeli citizens - started shooting at police on a main road in Hadera, to the north of Tel Aviv. Police said the gunmen were Israeli Arab citizens. They were shot dead by undercover officers.
Police said the two gunmen were then shot dead by undercover officers. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack in a statement posted on social media.
Four other people were taken to hospital, and two others were treated at the site of the shooting. It comes days after an attacker identified as an IS supporter killed four Israelis in the southern city of Beersheba.
So far, no group has said it carried out the attack. One of the assailants in the latest incident tried to join IS and officials are looking for connections between the attacks, Haaretz reports.
Emergency medical responders said a man and a woman were killed in the attack. Four other people were taken to hospital after the attack in Hadera, and two others were treated at the site of the shooting.
The two gunmen were shot dead by other police officers dining at a restaurant close by, says Reuters news agency. Police said counterterrorism officers happened to be in a restaurant near the shooting and brought the attack to an end.
"Our officers managed to neutralise the assailants and prevent a bigger terrorist attack," national police spokesman Eli Levy told Israeli TV."Our officers managed to neutralise the assailants and prevent a bigger terrorist attack," national police spokesman Eli Levy told Israeli TV.
Just five days ago, four Israelis were killed and several others were wounded in an attack in the southern city of Beersheba. The Islamic State group's claim of responsibility is unusual - the intelligence group SITE said it was the first time it had taken credit for an attack in Israel since 2017.
That attacker was identified as an Israeli Arab who had previously been convicted for supporting the Islamic State group. Sunday's incident occurred as Israel hosts an historic summit with three Arab League states with which it has normalised ties, as well as Egypt and the US.
Sunday's incident occurred as Israel hosts a "historic summit" with three Arab states with which it has normalised ties, as well as Egypt and the US. Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that all his counterparts at the meeting had condemned the attack. However, it was praised by the Hamas militant group which governs Gaza as a "heroic operation".
Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that all his counterparts at the meeting had condemned the attack. However, it was praised by the Hamas militant group which governs Gaza.
There have been several recent attacks amid concerns that tensions are rising ahead of religious holidays.There have been several recent attacks amid concerns that tensions are rising ahead of religious holidays.