Palestinian kills 2, wounds several in Tel Aviv shooting

By ARIEL SCHALIT and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian opened fire into a crowded bar in central Tel Aviv, killing at least two people and wounding several others. The attacker, who was from the occupied West Bank, eluded police for hours before he was killed in a shootout with security forces early Friday. It was the fourth deadly attack in Israel by Palestinians in less than three weeks and came at a time of heightened tensions around the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Protests and clashes in Jerusalem during Ramadan last year eventually ignited an 11-day Gaza war. The militant Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip praised Thursday’s attack but did not claim responsibility.