Local media, including the Times of Israel, reported that the shooting occurred on the 6th local time in Beersheva, southern Israel.Rescue officials say one police officer was killed and 10 others injured in a rampage by a gunman armed with a weapon at a bus stop.
Local media reported that the deceased was a 19-year-old female police officer with the Israeli border police.
Israeli police say they have killed the suspect and suspect the shooting was a terrorist attack.
Investigators identified the suspect as a 29-year-old Israeli national from the Bedouin village northeast of Beersheva.
The Bedouins are an Arab minority that used to live nomadic life.
On the 1st, two gunmen opened fire in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing seven people.
Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, has claimed responsibility for the incident.
Israel has stepped up its guard across the country, believing a terrorist attack could take place in the first year of Hamas' surprise attacks.
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