The attack took place near a McDonald’s inside Beersheba’s central bus station terminal, BBC News reports.

The man behind the attack was identified as Ahmad Al-Uqbi, 29, an Arab Palestinian man who holds Israeli citizenship, Israeli media said quoting authorities.

Al-Uqbi comes from a Bedouin village near the town of Lakiya in the northern Negev region of Israel, authorities added.

Besides the assailant, an Eritrean national mistaken by Israeli forces to be taking part in the attack was also shot and killed, media noted.

SHOOTING ATTACK IN BEERSHEBA LEAVES ONE DEAD AND TEN INJURED

One woman has died and the number of injured has risen to 10 following a shooting attack at the central bus station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel's emergency medical service (MDA) reported.

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Earlier, the Israeli military said it deployed more troops in southern communities and areas bordering Gaza, ahead of the 7 October war anniversary.

"The Southern Command remains at a heightened state of vigilance and readiness for the coming days," commanding officer Major General Yaron Finkelman was quoted as saying.

It was the second deadly, stabbing-shooting attack on Israelis in an Israeli city in less than a week.

On Tuesday, two Palestinian men killed seven and wounded 17 others in an attack near Tel Aviv's light rail station in Jaffa.