JERUSALEM: A man wounded in a shooting and stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has died, the medical centre where he was being treated said today, bringing the number of fatalities up to seven.

"The injured person came to us in a critical condition, suffering from multi-system damage, and after doctors fought for his life, they had to pronounce him dead a short while ago," a statement from Ichilov medical centre in Tel Aviv said.

Greece's foreign ministry today said one of its citizens, a resident of Jerusalem, was among those killed.

"We announce with profound sadness that among the victims of the attack was a Greek citizen, residing in Jerusalem," it said.

On Tuesday, Israeli police said six people were killed and 17 others wounded in the attack, which took place near Tel Aviv's light rail station in Jaffa.

The attack came as Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis into shelters.

Police yesterday published the two attackers' names and said they were residents of the Palestinian city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The attackers "began their killing spree when they entered the carriage of the light train that stopped at the station and fired at the passengers", police said in a statement today (Oct 2).

The two were armed with an M16 weapon, cartridges and a knife, and continued on foot until police "neutralised" them, it added.

One of the attackers was shot dead and the other was seriously wounded, it said.

Israeli media identified three of the seven victims as Israeli citizens Shahar Goldman, 30, Inbar Segev Vigder, 33, and Revital Bornstein, 24. A fourth was reportedly a Georgian citizen.

Palestinian resistance fighters have carried out several attacks on Israelis since Oct 7.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli troops and settlers have killed at least 682 people in raids or attacks in the West Bank since Oct 7.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. 

 - AFP