A number of explosions in buses that were stirred in central -Israel on Thursday was a militant attack. No injuries were reported.
The explosions occurred in one day when Israel mourned after the Hamas had returned the corpses of four hostages from Gaza. The bus explosions reminded of bomb attacks during the Palestinian uprising of the 2000s, but such attacks are now rare.
The police spokesman Asi Aharoni told Channel 13 TV that explosives were found in two other buses. The Israeli police said that the five bombs were identical and equipped with timers, and Bomb teams defuse the non -exploded bombs.
Bombing units had searched buses and trains for additional bombs nationwide, and the police were on site in Bat Yam, a city outside of Tel Aviv when they were looking for suspects.
“We have to find out whether a single suspect has recorded a number of buses explosives or whether there were several suspects,” police spokesman Haim Sargrof told Israeli television.
Tzvika Brot, Mayor of Bat Yam, said it was a miracle that nobody was injured. The buses ended their routes and were in a parking lot, he said.
According to the police, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Shin Bet Internal Security Agency took over the investigation that he was informed by his military secretary updates and after the events.
Sargrof, the spokesman for the police, said the explosives corresponded to explosives in West Bank, but rejected it.
Since the attack on October 7, 2023, Israel has repeatedly carried out military raids against alleged Palestinian militant in West Bank, which triggered the devastating war in Gaza. As part of this procedure, it was very limited to the entry in Israel for Palestinians from the occupied area.
A group that identifies itself as a branch of the military wing of Hamas, Qassam Brigades from the northern part of Tulkarem, in telegram of messaging apps: “We will never forget to avenge ourselves for our martyrs, as long as the profession in our country is . “
The city of Tulkarem and two refugee camps in the city were a focus of the recent raids in the Israeli army.
Since the ceasefire came into force with Hamas in Gaza on January 19, Israel has carried out a broad military offensive in the West Bank. In the past, the militants have entered Israel and carried out shootings and bombings in Israeli cities.
Brot, the mayor, asked the public to maintain its routines. The schools are open tomorrow and public transport will be operated on.
“Keep your routines at school, by public transport, but with increased awareness,” he said to Channel 13 TV.
