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Israel suspends Palestinian permits after Tel Aviv attack

Israel has suspended entry permits for more than 80,000 Palestinians after two gunmen killed four people and wounded at least six others in Tel Aviv.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack at the Sharona open-air market on Wednesday but the gunmen are believed to be Palestinian.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the scene and described the attacks as "cold-blooded murder".

He also said the government would "take the necessary steps to attack the attackers and to defend those who need to be defended".

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Witnesses describe moment gunmen start firing

Witnesses have described the moment of terror when at least one gunman opened fire in Tel Aviv.

Three people are dead after attacks in two locations close to the popular open-air Sharona market.

Jerusalem resident Avraham Liber said it looked like one of the gunmen was sitting down at a cafe.

He said the shooter got up and started firing at point blank range at people sitting down.

Meital Sassi told Channel 10 TV she was out with her family celebrating her son's birthday when she heard shots and "immediately understood it was a terror attack".

"We ran like lightning with the baby and the stroller ... I yelled at people who didn't understand what was happening to run," she said.

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