Al-Qassam, al-Quds Brigades assume responsibility for Tel Aviv op
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In a joint statement, both brigades reveal that martyrdom operations will continue in response to the Israeli occupation's escalation and continuing crimes against Palestinians.
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Israeli police work at the scene of a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv, Sunday, August 18, 2024. (AP)
The Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, and the al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, claimed responsibility for the martyrdom operation in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
In a joint statement, the Resistance factions said martyrdom operations in the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories will return to the forefront so long as occupation's massacres, displacement of civilians, and assassinations are ongoing.
Such martyrdom operations had not been employed by the Palestinian Resistance for years.
The announcement comes after occupation police and the Shin Bet said the explosion in Tel Aviv was an attack carried out by the Palestinian Resistance, in which an improvised explosive device was detonated.
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According to the Times of Israel, the Shin Bet was still trying to identify the Resistance fighter who carried out the operation.
In turn, the Israeli Kan newspaper claimed the operative was from Nablus, West Bank, while the Intel Times reported Israeli concerns that the fighter was not operating on his own.
Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronoth said the occupation's security apparatus "feared turning the West Bank into a war zone," adding that hamas was recruiting and funding tens of brigades to carry out stronger attacks, while using explosive devices and trying to manufacture rockets.
A powerful explosion in Tel Aviv Sunday evening claimed the life of one individual, as occupation authorities confirmed that the blast was caused by an explosive device placed on the truck.
The incident, which occurred in a busy area of the city, has prompted an extensive investigation by the police, who are exploring all potential motives behind the attack, including it being a Resistance operation.
#WATCH | Scenes from the explosion site in Tel Aviv. Israeli Media reported that the Shin Bet continues to investigate the background of the incident.pic.twitter.com/5ENQmN5wlD
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