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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour

Firefighters and rescue personnel at the scene of a suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem, in which 20 people were wounded, on April 18, 2016, (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 29, 2016, 1:13 pm
Hamas cell accused of bombing Jerusalem bus nabbed
Shin Bet says group of 6 Palestinians from Bethlehem planned suicide blast, as well as future attacks in capital
By Judah Ari Gross
Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh (2nd left) attends an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City on April 28, 2016, against a background depicting a bombed Jerusalem bus. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
April 29, 2016, 2:07 am
Hamas says Jerusalem bus bombing proof of ‘resistance’
Ismail Haniyeh praises ‘heroic action’ of terrorist Abu Srour, 19, who killed himself and wounded 20 people in April 18 attack
By ToI Staff and AFP
Azhar Abu Srour, mother of 19-year-old Abd al-Hamid Abu Srour (portrait), who carried out an April 18, 2016, bomb attack on a bus in Jerusalem, mourns with family members at al-Ayda refugee camp on April 22, 2016. (AFP/Musa al Shaer)
April 25, 2016, 1:53 pm
For mother of Hamas bus bomber, son’s attack was ‘self-defense’
Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour has just become the first suicide bomber in years. While others in the local refugee camp celebrate and Hamas hails its new martyr, his parents veer from bitterness to denial to blaming Israel
By Avi Issacharoff
Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour seen here in an undated photograph, has been named by Hamas as the person responsible for the April 18 bus bombing in Jerusalem. He died of wounds sustained in the terror attack on April 20, 2016. (Courtesy)
April 25, 2016, 2:55 am
Hamas releases video of Jerusalem bus bomber in fatigues
Palestinian terror group still avoiding direct claim of responsibility for attack last week
By ToI Staff
Israeli police check a burned-out bus that was blown up in a terror attack in Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
April 21, 2016, 8:33 pm
Israel closing off West Bank amid fears of further terror attacks
After Jerusalem suicide bombing, security forces concerned Hamas aims to carry out more attacks, stir up disturbances
By ToI Staff
Firefighters look on as two buses burn in Jerusalem. Police launched an investigation into the incident, April 18, 2016. (Israel Police)
April 21, 2016, 6:26 pm
Jerusalem bus bombing was suicide attack organized by Hamas
Monday’s blast marks 1st suicide attack of current terror wave; cell members in Bethlehem arrested; terrorist Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour, 19, died Wednesday of his wounds
By ToI Staff
Israeli police forensics examine the scene of a bus bombing in Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. (Hadas Parush/FLASh90)
April 21, 2016, 12:28 pm
After bombing, Hamas seeks credit while evading responsibility
The hesitant Hamas announcement that the Jerusalem bus bomber is ‘one of ours’ allows the group to continue pushing for attacks without directing them, putting Israel in a spot over how to respond
By Avi Issacharoff
Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour seen here in an undated photograph adorned with the Hamas emblem of the Second Intifada, has been named by Hamas as the person responsible for the April 18 bus bombing in Jerusalem. He died of wounds sustained in the terror attack on April 20, 2016. (Courtesy)
April 20, 2016, 11:57 pm
Suspected Jerusalem bus bomber ‘was just a typical kid’
Source familiar with Palestinian terror suspect’s family says he came from prominent clan in Bethlehem area, likely recruited by Hamas
By Judah Ari Gross
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