Three devices detonated on buses in the city of Bat Yam on Thursday evening and two others were being defused, according to police, with Israel’s defence minister accusing “Palestinian terrorist” groups of being behind the blasts.
“The Prime Minister has ordered the IDF (military) to carry out an intensive operation against centers of terrorism in Judea and Samaria,“ Netanyahu’s office said on X, using the biblical term for the West Bank.
A large number of police were deployed to search for suspects after the “suspected terror attack”, the police force said in a statement.
Tzvika Brot, the mayor of Bat Yam, said in a video statement that there were “no injured in these incidents”.
Israeli media said that bus drivers countrywide had been asked to stop and inspect their vehicles for additional explosive devices.
A police commander from central Israel, Haim Sargarof, said in a televised briefing that the devices used to set off the blasts were similar to those found in the West Bank.
The military has been carrying out near-daily raids in West Bank cities and camps for several weeks now targeting Palestinian militants.
The military operation has displaced more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations.
At least 897 Palestinians including militants have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the Gaza war began, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by the Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah.
At least 32 Israelis, including some soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or confrontations during Israeli operations in the West Bank over the same period, according to official Israeli figures.
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