Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv
By Reuters
August 19, 2024 6:36 AM EDT Updated an hour ago
JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as a terrorist attack.
A man who was carrying the bomb was killed and a passerby was injured in the incident late on Sunday, according to police at the scene.
In their statement the Brigades added that their "martyrdom operations" inside Israel would return to the forefront as long as the "occupation's massacres and assassination policy continue" - an allusion to Israel's offensive in Gaza and the July 31 killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility for Haniyeh's death in the Iranian capital.
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