Terrorists blew up a bus on Tel Aviv’s Shaul Hamelech Street around noon Wednesday.
A total of 23 people were injured the attack, according to police.
One person was severely injured, one moderately and one light to moderately, according to a spokesperson from the city’s Ichilov Hospital. The remainder of the casualties were lightly injured or suffering shock.
None were in a life threatening condition, though two have been taken into surgery, the hospital spokesperson said.
Police confirmed that the explosion was a terrorist attack, although said it did not appear to be a suicide bombing and thus police were searching the area for additional explosive devises. The bus was on Dan’s number 142 line.
Police arrested a suspect near the Ramat Gan diamond exchange, but he was later found not to be connected to the attack. Police believe at least one terrorist may still be at large in the area, armed with explosives.
Tel Aviv police had added additional officers in the city before this attack due to heightened state of alert in place in light of the IDF operation in Gaza and rocket attacks in recent days, Tel Aviv police chief Yoel Ohayon said at the scene of the terror attack.
He further called on the public to stay alert.
While it appeared the bomb was left on the bus and not the result of a suicide bombing, Ohayon said that at this point in time, “it is very difficult to say exactly what happened.”
Palestinian media reports said the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade took responsibility for the attack, although that was unconfirmed.
Video: Shmulik Sofer
way to go israel
I agree with you very much!But we first need to get out any jews which live there,if there are anyone there!
Hinie Zeh Moshiach Bah!!! When is Hashem going to bring peace once again to Eretz Yisrael?!? We’ve waited enough time already!!
please
Time to nuke Gaza.
How did the arab get a bomb in the bus?
Look at pic 316! There is a back wallet on the sidewalk. Hashavas Aveida?
Neturei Karta Neturei Karta leaders demonstrated its support of Hamas on Sunday. I missed that information. I stand in awe.
First path to universal peace and harmony would be for the 7 countries to get rid of their nuclear weapons.
Nuclear weapons are not for display.
War is not the cancer. People/media who espouse moral relativism like you are the cancer! The “religious values” imposed by the the palestinians are antithetical to Jewish beliefs and practices. Not only should these monsters be expelled from Gaza, but Israel will soon reclaim her true borders and become the source of Light and Truth for the entire world. You want to do something, #4, go study the Sheva Mitzvahs Bnai Noach and teach them. You will discover the true and only path to universal peace and harmony.
WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO THAT WE HAVEN’T DONE BEFORE??? IF ANYONE HAS IDEAS PLEASE SHARE, MAYBE WE CAN OPEN A GROUP CHAT & BRAINSTORM?? IT’S GOTTA B SIMPLE, DOABLE, EASY & QUICK BECAUSE WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AS THE REBBE SAID OVER 20 YEARS AGO EVEN, & THAT IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT MOSHIACH HAD NOT ALREADY COME!!!!??!! NOW WHAT DO WE THINK THE REBBE WOULD BE SAYING, RATHER SCREAMING??? WHEN HE SCREAMED ABOUT MIHU Y’HUDI OR YIDDEN GIVING AWAY LAND/ JEWISH BLOOD, THE HOLOCAUST, PESHA LEAH LAPINE….’HOW LOUD’ WOULD HE BE SCREAMING ABOUT THE… Read more »
Nissim are wonderful under ‘normal’ circumstances, but with all this pain & loss and constant suffering, we CANNOT & SHOULD NOT tolerate 1 more fraction of a second of golus, PLEASE do NOT ‘condone’ or ‘fargin’ Hashem to allow this to happen to our fellow brothers & sisters!!!! (from someone’s comment elsewhere: ” MOSHIACH! WE NEED TO TELL THE WORLD THE REBBES WORDS AND MESSAGE. WE ARE THE LAST GENERATION OF GALUS AND THE FIRST GEERATION OF GEULAH! My Fellow Jews! My fellow Chassidim! HOW MANY WAKE UP CALLS DO WE NEED??? IT’S TIME. IT’S TIME TO SAY ENOUGH! AD… Read more »
YES MOSHIACH MUST COME, so please no more ‘rationalizing’ that there is a hidden good, and to # 6, yes there are nissim each day, but 4 yiddeshe korbonos is MORE THAN ENOUGH and we cannot justify, accept, condone for ONE SECOND that this had to be, as the Rebbe always screamed & cried that it makes NO LOGICAL SENSE that we are STILL IN GOLUS RL!! WE MUST HAVE TA’ANOS, just as the Frierdiker Rebbe said about the holocaust rl, just as Moshe Rabeinu said “Lama hareiosa l’am hazeh…” we must now be the ‘voice of the Rebbe’ and… Read more »
that is a misuse of the word logical
how can you post anti-israel comments on your chabad site? (referring to comment #4)
and you do understand how 100’s of rockets can fall on our cities for a week straight and “only” 4 casualties(hashem yimkom domom)? We have an aibishter in this world that runs the whole show!!! If only Am Yisroel would recognize the miracles that are happening every second now we would be celebrating “chanukah ” now! for some chizuk watch the video clips of the chayalim dancing and singing at the Gaza border, it will bring you to tears! AM YISROEL CHAI!
1. ridiculous how they all want to “claim the attack” seriously what animals i cannot even fathom it..what has this world come to!?
2. BH no one was hurt! but i don’t understand how a bus could blow up and everyone be pretty much ok, or rather alive. BH though!!!!!! but how?
War is a cancer that can spread and kill the entire organism. World powers must stop being desperate about trying to deal with irrational warring parties and band together while still coherent and agree to collectively isolate the warriors of all sides so the conflict withers instead of spreads. Isolate the war zone, stop incoming support to all parties involved, and blockade the entire region, not just Gaza. I mean Israel too. They have acted like spoiled children to be placated for too many decades. The Palestinians have acted aggressively for far too long. I hate to say it, but… Read more »
American taxpayer dollars are supporting this never-ending (and it never will end as long as there are customers for U.S.-made weapons), senseless killing of both Palestinians and Israelis. When will the citizens of the United States and other countries selling weapons in the Middle East demand that their governments stop?
When will all of this madness end?? The only logical explanation for any of this is that Moshiach must be coming. All evil has underlying good. Hashem must have a greater plan and reasoning for this chaos. May we merit the coming of Moshiach NOW!
May Hakodesh Boruch Hu continue to protect us and watch over us