Five killed by Palestinian gunman in latest deadly attack in Israel

Five people have been shot dead by a Palestinian gunman in a suburb of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, in the third deadly attack of its kind in a week.

It happened on Tuesday evening in Bnei Brak, one of the country’s most populous ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas.

The gunman was shot dead by police, a paramedic at the scene said.

Israel security forces were on high alert after attacks by Israeli Arabs last Tuesday and Sunday, which left six people dead.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the country was “currently dealing with a new wave of terrorism”.