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| Lehi Street bombing | |
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| Part of the Israel-Hamas war | |
| Location | Lehi Street, Tel Aviv, State of Israel |
| Date | 18 August 2024 (Israel) |
| Target | Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosives in a backpack |
| Deaths | 1 person |
| Injured | 1 person |
| Victims | bomber killed, and one civilian injured. |
| Perpetrators | Qassam Brigades and Palestinian Islamic Jihad jointly claimed the attack. |
| Motive | nationalism |
The Lehi Street bombing or Lehi Road bombing on 18 August 2024 was the first suicide bombing claimed by Hamas since 2008.
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad jointly claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing on Lehi Street, in Tel Aviv.[1] That killed one person, the bomber (a middle aged man from Nablus), and moderately injured one civilian.[2][3][4]
The Qassam Brigades, Hamas' militant wing, announced a return to the strategy of suicide attacks in Israeli cities, which they had previously abandoned in 2006.[5][6]
History
[edit]In 2006 Hamas announced that they were ending their strategy of suicide bombings.[7]
Some sources attribute the Qassam Brigades' temporary abandonment of suicide attacks to Mohammed Deif's leadership moving the Brigades towards hostage taking and rocket attacks.[8]
Bombing
[edit]The bombing occurred on the night of Sunday 18 August 2023, on Lehi Street in Gush Dan, the local name for central Tel Aviv.[9]
Casualties
[edit]The Lehi Street bomber was a man who Israeli authorities estimated was in his 50s.[10]
See also
[edit]- Martyrdom in Palestinian culture
- Religious views on suicide § Islam
- Islamic view of death § Suicide
- History of Hamas
References
[edit]- ^ "Man dies in Tel Aviv blast; authorities suspect botched terror attack". Ynetnews. Ynet. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv". Reuters. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hamas claims attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, vows to carry out more". The Times of Israel. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hamas claims responsibility for Tel Aviv bomb attack, promises more". Al Jazeera. 19 August 2024.
- ^ كتائب القسام تنقل المعركة إلى قلب إسرائيل وتعلن عودة العمليات الاستشهادية إلى الواجهة [Al-Qassam Brigades transfers the battle to the heart of Israel and announces the return of martyrdom operations to the forefront]. العربي - أخبار YouTube Channel of Al-Araby TV News. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "After Tel Aviv bombing, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad threaten further attacks in Israel". 20 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Urquhart, Conal (9 April 2006). "Hamas in call to end suicide bombings". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Radical Lives: Mohammed Deif". Novara Media. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-815228
- ^ https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1qtfakjc
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