Woman killed among nine seriously hurt in suspected shooting in southern Israeli city of Beersheba

One woman was killed and nine were seriously injured after a suspected shooting in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

The ambulance service previously said a seriously injured woman in her 20s was treated at the scene before succumbing to her injuries.

Another eight people were injured in the attack, including one in a moderate to serious condition who are receiving treatment at the nearby Soroka Hospital.

According to local reports, the gunman – an Arab-Israeli resident of a nearby Bedouin village – was shot dead. Police are now investigating whether the attack involved both stabbing and gunfire.

Locally named by the Israel Hayom as Ahmed Suliman Al-Ukbi, he is said to have moved from store to store near Beersheba’s central bus station, targeting a McDonald’s and a nearby coffee shop before authorities arrived.

Israeli police work at the scene of an attack in Beersheba, southern Israel, October 6

The gunman is said to have gone from store to store near Beersheba’s central bus station, targeting a McDonald’s and a nearby coffee shop before authorities arrived.

This is the second mass shooting incident in Israel in a week

An Israeli Border Police officer sits near the scene of an attack in Beersheba, southern Israel, October 6

He was neutralized on the spot, but Southern District police remained at the shooting site as they searched for accomplices. They said that “the situation is still active.”

This is the second mass shooting incident in Israel in a week.

On October 1, a suspected terrorist attack was reported in Tel Aviv, Israel, with Israeli police reporting a suspected shooting in Jaffa that left several victims.

Police confirmed that eight people were killed and seven others injured in the attack, which took place on Jerusalem Street, near a light rail station.

Sunday’s mass shooting comes after Israel launched 30 airstrikes on Lebanon last night, just a day before the anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Terrifying video captured the moment an orange fire broke out over Lebanon’s capital, with reports suggesting the attack may have hit a gas station, according to an Israeli army map.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency said the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut was hit by more than 30 attacks overnight, which were heard across the city, with smoke still visible from the site after sunrise.

The Israeli military said it has “carried out a series of attacks on a number of weapons storage facilities” and infrastructure, stressing that it has “taken numerous steps to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.”

In the Sabra area, near the southern suburbs, dozens of people, some carrying bags on foot and others on motorcycles, fled one of the most intense bombardments of the Israeli-Hezbollah war.

Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion following an Israeli attack in the Choueifat district of Beirut, Lebanon, early October 6

The Israeli military said on October 6 that it had carried out a series of nighttime “targeted attacks” on a number of Hezbollah facilities and infrastructure sites in the Beirut area.

Israel says it has now hit more than 2,000 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, and the Iran-backed militia continues to fire back.

In a televised address last night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was fighting the forces of “barbarism” led by Iran.

A Sunday morning update from the IDF said the Israeli Air Force had intercepted a “number” of air targets launched from Lebanese territory during the night.

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It followed warnings in the Western Galilee area.

In a separate update from earlier, the IDF also said an Israeli naval missile ship intercepted two drones “launched from the east” in the Mediterranean Sea, while the air force intercepted one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the maritime area off Israel’s coast. Gush Dan – also launched from the east.

No casualties were reported in either case, it added.

Last year’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militants resulted in the deaths of 1,205 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures, including hostages who died in captivity.

A year later, Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas continues, despite the focus having shifted to Lebanon and Hezbollah.

The Israeli army said it had killed around 440 Hezbollah fighters “from the ground and from the air” since Monday, when troops began “targeted” ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israel says it aims to return home tens of thousands of Israelis displaced by Hezbollah rockets in northern Israel for nearly a year.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Iran a “persistent threat” after Tehran, which backs armed groups in the Middle East, launched about 200 rockets at Israel on Tuesday in revenge for the Israeli killing of militant leaders including Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.