DHAKA: One Israeli soldier has died of his wounds and at least 11 people, including four soldiers, have been injured in an attack on a bus station in southern Israel.

Police said describing the incident as a shooting and stabbing attack, reports Al Jazeera.

After the attack on Sunday evening, police opened fire on two people at the station in the city of Beersheba, killing an alleged Palestinian attacker and injuring a man of Eritrean origin.

It was not immediately clear whether both of those shot were involved in the attack.

Israeli media reported that security forces mistook the Eritrean for an attacker and shot him. He is believed to be in a critical condition.

According to the police, the attacker stabbed a soldier and stole his weapon, opening fire on the crowds at the bus terminal. The soldier died at the hospital.

The Israeli IBA network posted footage purportedly recorded by a surveillance camera of the attack.

In other video circulated online, a man - said to be the Eritrean - is seen being kicked by several people as he lay bleeding on the ground.

The identity of the assailant was not immediately known, and there was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, called the attack a ‘natural response’ and Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian group, said it was a ‘normal answer to Israeli crimes’.

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