7 Killed in Shooting Attack as Missiles Hit Israel

Israeli police say seven people were killed and at least eight injured in a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening. Police say two Palestinian men from the West Bank, one armed with a rifle and the other with a knife, attacked civilians on the city's light rail system and continued the attack on a street in the Jaffa neighborhood, reports the Times of Israel. Police say the suspects were "neutralized" by members of the public, the BBC reports. The Times describes it as "one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent years." The attack came moments before a massive barrage of rockets was fired from Iran towards Israel, sending people towards bomb shelters across the country, including in Tel Aviv, the AP reports.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said most missiles were intercepted but there were "a few hits," reports the Washington Post. Hagari said the military is not aware of any casualties. Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. A series of window-shaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was not immediately clear whether the sounds were from missiles landing or being intercepted by Israeli defenses, or both. Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran.

In a statement read aloud on state television, Iran referenced Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guard Gen. Abbas Nilforushan, both killed in an Israeli airstrike last week in Beirut. It also mentioned Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader in Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran in a suspected Israeli attack in July. It warned this attack represented only a "first wave," without elaborating. The barrage came a day after Israel said it had begun limited ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. This story has been updated with new developments. (More Israel stories.)