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Israeli security services have denounced Palestinian extremist groups for a series of bus bombings in Tel Aviv’s southern suburbs, raising fears about the country’s safety of the public transport services.
Three buses parked at another depot were destroyed in apparently coordinated bombing late Thursday, according to a video posted by Israeli media showing the explosion in Batyam, a Russian-speaking town in southern Tel Aviv. It was done.
Security services disarmed at least one bomb on a bus near Yam am. It is not clear whether the bus was parked or up, but the Ministry of Transport can sweep the vehicle for the explosive device after it first explodes around 8pm local time. So we ordered all public transport to be suspended.
No victims have been reported, but Bat Yam Mayor Zvika Blott told the TV crew it was a “miracle” that no one was hurt. Israeli media said the bombing was intended for rush hour on Friday morning, but instead said it could have been misset in the evening.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz blamed militants in the West Bank for attacks and directed the Army to step up operations in the occupied territory. The Israeli military is working to determine how many suspects are involved in planting the devices.
“I have directed the Israeli Defense Forces to increase the intensity of their activities to stop terrorism in the refugee camps in Talcarem, generally in Jewish and Samaria,” he said in a statement. I mentioned it using it.
The bombing of the bus was a recurring feature of the Palestinian-Israel conflict for decades, particularly during the second Intifada or uprising in 2000-05. Most were blamed on suicide bombings from Hamas and other Muslim groups.
Buses and public transport across the country have been suspended and vehicles have been searched. Police reported that the disability bomb weighed 5kg.
Over the past few months, Israeli forces have carried out extensive raids in refugee camps in Jenin, Talcarem and other Palestinian towns on the northwest shore. The job drove out about 40,000 people.
Hundreds of West Bank Palestinians were killed when the conflict broke out in Gaza on October 7, 2023, after 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’ attack on Israel, local officials said.
The IDF has strengthened its operations in the West Bank since a temporary ceasefire took hold in Gaza last month.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Singh Bett, Israel’s domestic spy agency, and the police, “will increase prevention efforts against additional attacks in Israeli cities.”
Hamas’ military division’s so-called Talcarem Battalion issued a statement on its telegram channel, saying, “We will never forget to take vengeance for martyrs as long as the occupation is a profession, but we will plant bombs. It seems there are no groups who will accept responsibility right away, but in our land.”
In recent years, bus bombing has not been frequent. The latest was a twin bombing at the Jerusalem bus stop in November 2022, in which two people died.
