– Suicide-Bombing Strikes Tel Aviv For 1st Time In Many Years, Hamas Vows More To Come:
On Monday Hamas and Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for a rare terrorist attack which targeted the heart of Israel’s Tel Aviv. That’s when a powerful explosive device ripped through a south Tel Aviv neighborhood. A suicide bomber was observed carrying a backpack before it apparently detonated early, killing the culprit and injuring an innocent bystander who was on a motorized scooter.
Times of Israel reports that “The Shin Bet said it was still working to confirm the identity of the bomber, a man in his 50s, although Hebrew media outlets reported that he was believed to be a Palestinian from the Nablus area in the West Bank.” The last suicide bombings in Tel Aviv were in the early and mid-2000s.
Israeli police and intelligence have labeled it a terror attack after their initial investigation. Not long after, Hamas and PIJ confirmed that they were behind the joint operation, and promised more suicide attacks to come.
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