Eight killed in shooting in Israel's Jaffa

At least eight people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting attack in the Jaffa neighbourhood of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli media reported.

The reports said, three others remain in critical condition, while several more individuals sustained injuries in the attack.

Israeli police said the two shooters had been "neutralised" and the situation was "under control".

The families of the victims had been notified.

Meanwhile, the Magen David Adom medical response group said in a statement that "there are several wounded with varying degrees of injuries." 

Those affected were transported to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv for treatment.

According to an Israeli police account, the attack involved at least two gunmen who disembarked from a train car and began shooting at people waiting at a light rail station on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa.

Earlier today, Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for its recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an Iranian general in Lebanon.