The Israeli Police says the three empty buses that have exploded on the southern edge of Tel Aviv is a “suspected terror attack.”
On the night of Thursday, 20th February, three buses exploded in parking lots in the city of Bat Yam. No casualties were recorded.
The Israeli Police, giving further account, says devices on two other buses failed to explode.
Police spokesperson Aryeh Doron said officers are still trying to locate more bombs in Tel Aviv.
“Our forces are still scouring the area,” Doron told (BBC) Channel 12 soon after the explosions, adding that the public must be on alert for “every suspected bag or object”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to carry out “an intensive operation against centres of terrorism” in the occupied West Bank in response, reports the BBC.
The Israel Defense Forces have been carrying out operations against Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank for months, mainly focusing on Tulkarm and Jenin in the north.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed as Israeli forces have intensified their raids.
