June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting

June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting
Part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–16) or ISIL terrorism
Sarona Market in 2015
June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting is located in Central Israel
June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting
LocationSarona Market, Tel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°04′21″N 34°47′10″E / 32.07243°N 34.78622°E / 32.07243; 34.78622
Date8 June 2016 (2016-06-08)
21:26 (IDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weaponsimprovised "carlo" submachine guns[1]
Deaths4
Injured7 civilians (+14 shock victims)[2]
1 perpetrator[3]
PerpetratorsKhalid al-Mahmara and Muhammad Ahmad Moussa Mahmara[4] (inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)[5]

In a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel on 8 June 2016, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on patrons at the Max Brenner Cafe at the Sarona Market, killing four people and injuring seven others. The perpetrators were caught alive by the security forces and put in custody. According to an official indictment filed by the Tel Aviv District Prosecutor's Office the perpetrators were inspired by the Islamic State group.[5]

  1. ^ "Minister says a terror 'infrastructure' exists in Yatta village". The Times of Israel.
  2. ^ "Four Israelis lost their lives in a terror attack at the city center of Tel Aviv". Magen David Adom. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "2 terrorists kill 4 in Tel Aviv; Hamas vows more Ramadan attacks". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Hamas claims terrorists who killed 4 in Tel Aviv bloodbath as its own". The Times of Israel. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "I24NEWS".

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