Five people were reported dead and 35 wounded, seven in serious condition, after an explosion rocked the entrance to the Hasharon shopping mall on Herzl Street in Netanya on Monday at 11:30 a.m.
Police believe that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber at the entrance to the mall after he was prevented from entering.
The explosion occurred near one of the main entrances. It was heard throughout the city.
Ambulances were on their way to the scene. Witnesses reported bodies lying covered outside the front entrance to the mall.
Five people were killed in a previous terror attack at the same location.