Three people have died across Israel and the West Bank following terror attacks in the region.
An Italian tourist, 30, was killed and five others were wounded after a car rammed into police in Tel Aviv on Friday, Israeli and Italian officials said.
A nearby officer arrived at the scene to find several people injured and an overturned car near a popular promenade.
The officer “neutralised” the driver when he tried to pull a gun, police said.
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, said: “Deep sorrow and condolences for the death of one of our compatriots, Alessandro Parini, in the terrorist attack that took place in the evening in Tel Aviv.
“Closeness to the victim’s family, to the wounded and solidarity with the State of Israel for the cowardly attack that hit him.”
It comes after two British sisters were killed in the occupied West Bank as fighting between Israel and the Palestinians worsens.
The pair, one aged 15 and one in her twenties, were in a car in Hamra, near Jerusalem. Their mother was also hurt.
The family, who have joint Israeli citizenship, emigrated in 2005. The deaths come after Israeli raids on the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.
Up to 34 rockets were fired into the Jewish state from Lebanon. Dozens more came from Gaza.
Israel responded with air strikes on militant Palestinian sites in the biggest flare-up since 2006.
The are fears the conflict may deepen with increased Iranian backing for the militants.
The UK Foreign Office appealed for an de-escalation in tensions in the Israel-Palestine dispute after two British-Israeli sisters in their 20s were shot dead following the increased violence.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are saddened to hear about the deaths of two British-Israeli citizens and the serious injuries sustained by a third individual.
“The UK calls for all parties across the region to de-escalate tensions.”
