Two gunmen began their suspected terror attack on the city's light rail system before continuing on foot, officers added.

The suspects opened fire on a boulevard in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish neighbourhood in southern Tel Aviv.

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The pair were then killed by civilians and inspectors using personal pistols.

The assault took place moments before a massive barrage of rockets from Iran sent people into bomb shelters across Israel, including in Tel Aviv.

TV footage showed the gunmen leaving a light rail station and opening fire.

Israel's MDA ambulance service said it received a report at 7.01pm local time (5.01pm UK time) of people injured by gunfire.

At the scene, medics and paramedics treated a number of victims with a range of injuries, including some who were unconscious, the MDA added.

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There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack but Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said the suspects were Palestinians from the West Bank city of Hebron.