Two Israelis stabbed to death in Tel Aviv

Palestinians drive near the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.

Two Israelis have been stabbed to death in Tel Aviv, in the first attack to hit central Israel in weeks.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says troops have arrested a Palestinian suspect and are searching for a possible accomplice.

One of those killed was an Israeli man of around 20, while the other was a man of around 50, police said. Details about the second fatality’s identity were not immediately known, but he died of his wounds in hospital, she said.

Ben Zvi street is blocked off following the stabbing attack in Tel Aviv.

Samri said the attacker was apprehended by civilians.

According to medics, one settler was killed, and another died shortly later of his wounds, another had moderate wounds.