Bomb Blast Near Synagogue in Tel Aviv Confirmed as Terrorist Attack

Hamas took credit for the blast outside a crowded synagogue, but only the attacker was killed in an apparent premature detonation.
Bomb Blast Near Synagogue in Tel Aviv Confirmed as Terrorist Attack
Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug. 18, 2024. Moti Milrod/Reuters
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The Hamas terrorist organization took credit for a bombing in Tel Aviv on Aug. 18, one that apparently went awry, with the device exploding prematurely and killing only the bomber.

The explosion near a synagogue also injured one passerby.