A strong explosion at night in Tel Aviv – according to the police, it was a terrorist attack | News in brief

Palestinian terrorist organizations have claimed responsibility for the attack.

A powerful explosion occurred at night in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to the Israeli police, it was a terrorist attack. One person died and one was wounded in the attack.

The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the terrorist organization Hamas, says it carried out the attack together with the Islamic Jihad organization.

Israeli media Haaretz said at night that a man who was carrying an explosive with him was killed in the explosion.

Authorities have raised the alert level in Tel Aviv and are conducting extensive searches in the area.

The explosion happened yesterday shortly after the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had arrived in Tel Aviv to talk with the Israeli leadership.

Source: Reuters

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