The terrorist, dentified as 28-year-old Ra’ad Fathi Hazem from Jenin in the West Bank, opened fire around 9:00 pm on Thursday night in a crowded area of restaurants and bars on Dizengoff Street. Two people were killed and several others wounded. Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centers/Ichilov Hospital said 10 people are being treated.

Israel was on high alert after a Palestinian terrorist killed two people and injured several others on the busy Dizengoff Street of  central Tel Aviv on Thursday night.

The terrorist, dentified as 28-year-old Ra’ad Fathi Hazem from Jenin in the West Bank, was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces in Jaffa on Friday morning.

The terrorist was located hiding near a mosque in Jaffa by two Shin Bet officers who identified a suspicious figure who was similar to the suspect.

According to reports, Zaydan pulled out his gun and fired 10 bullets toward the officers who returned fire and killed him.

Walla! Reported that it’s believed that Hazem knew the area and that he hoped to hide in the mosque during the first Friday prayers of Ramadan.

The terrorist opened fire around 9:00 pm on Thursday night in a crowded area of restaurants and bars.

The police asked residents in the area to stay inside while the manhunt was in progress. In a highly unusual move, the Transportation Ministry temporarily halted all public transportation in the city center, in compliance with police orders.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centers/Ichilov Hospital said 10 people are being treated, and at least four have already been operated on, according to Israeli media.

“We saw 6 patients lying on the sidewalk. We immediately began treatment, including bleeding control and bandaging. 2 were unconscious and underwent resuscitation & 4 others were conscious,” Magen David Adom paramedic Yisrael Weingarten said in a statement on Twitter.

It is the latest in several deadly terrorist attacks perpetrated in recent weeks that have resulted in the deaths of 11 people.

The police released a photo showing the suspect in the shooting attack. The photo shows a man wearing dark long-sleeved short or jacket, dark pants and sneakers.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who held security consultations on the shooting, expressed his condolences to the families.

“This is a very difficult night. My condolences to the families of the murdered and I’m praying for the complete recovery of the wounded,” Bennett said. “Security forces are in pursuit of the terrorist who carried out the murderous rampage this evening in Tel Aviv.”

Bennett has vowed that security forces will capture the terrorist and that “anyone who assisted him, directly or indirectly, will pay the price.”