Israel suspended Palestinian permits for worshippers wanting to get from the West Bank to Jerusalem on the first Friday of Ramadan today after a deadly attack that took place in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Muslims hoping to pray in Al-Aqsa mosque faced increased scrutiny at the checkpoints leading to Jerusalem after the attack that left four people dead and six others wounded.

Men under the age of 45 were prevented from entering the city, while no restrictions were placed on women.

The Israeli military revoked permits for 83,000 Palestinians to visit Israel and said it would send hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank after the Palestinian gun attack.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault by two gunmen on Wednesday in a trendy shopping and dining market near Israel's Defence Ministry, but Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups were quick to praise it.

The assailants came from near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

They dressed in suits and ties and posed as customers at a restaurant, ordering a drink and a chocolate brownie before pulling out automatic weapons and opening fire, sending diners fleeing in panic.

Two women and two men were killed and six others were wounded.