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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Eight face charges in Tel Aviv suicide bombing attempt; were directed by Hamas in Turkey
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Police and the Shin Bet say they have completed their investigation into the failed suicide bombing attempt in Tel Aviv in August, saying it was planned by Hamas’s Turkey headquarters.
The bomber in the August 18 incident died when his backpack exploded, apparently prematurely, in south Tel Aviv. A passerby was injured.
Charges are to be filed today against eight suspected terrorists involved in the plot, after the investigation uncovered infrastructure for attacks in Nablus and security forces seized two bombs ready for use in further attacks.
Authorities say the operatives in Nablus were in contact with Abada Bilal, a senior official in Hamas’s headquarters in Turkey who directed the plot.
They add: “The findings of this investigation clearly indicate the establishment of Hamas headquarters in Turkey and their extensive efforts abroad to incite violence and carry out bombings in Israel.”
The Times of Israel Community.