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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Bomb blast' on bus in Tel Aviv | Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Bomb blast' on bus in Tel Aviv |
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There has been an explosion on a bus in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv, police say, amid continuing exchanges between Israel and militants in Gaza. | There has been an explosion on a bus in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv, police say, amid continuing exchanges between Israel and militants in Gaza. |
There are at least 10 injuries in what police called a "terrorist attack". | There are at least 10 injuries in what police called a "terrorist attack". |
The incident comes as Israel continued its strikes on Gaza, including a key compound of the Hamas government, and militants fired more rockets at Israel. | The incident comes as Israel continued its strikes on Gaza, including a key compound of the Hamas government, and militants fired more rockets at Israel. |
International efforts to broker a truce are continuing with talks in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Cairo. | International efforts to broker a truce are continuing with talks in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Cairo. |
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are in the region to discuss a ceasefire. | |
Roadblocks | Roadblocks |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman Ofir Gendelman said on his Twitter account that the explosion was caused by a bomb and that it was "terrorist attack". | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman Ofir Gendelman said on his Twitter account that the explosion was caused by a bomb and that it was "terrorist attack". |
Emergency services say five of the wounded in the bus explosion are in a serious or moderate condition. | Emergency services say five of the wounded in the bus explosion are in a serious or moderate condition. |
An Israeli who witnessed the explosion told Army Radio the bus was "completely charred". | An Israeli who witnessed the explosion told Army Radio the bus was "completely charred". |
The bus was reportedly passing the military headquarters in the city at the time. | |
Israel's Haaretz newspaper said the injured were being taken to Ichilov hospital and that roadblocks had been set up in the area to search for a suspected bomber. | |
Loudspeaker announcements in Gaza City said that Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that has run Gaza since 2007, had carried out the attack. | |
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters: "Hamas blesses the attack in Tel Aviv and sees it as a natural response to the Israeli massacres... in Gaza." | |
Celebratory gunfire reportedly rang out when local radio relayed news of the attack. | Celebratory gunfire reportedly rang out when local radio relayed news of the attack. |
It took place on the eighth day of exchanges between Israel and militants in Gaza. | It took place on the eighth day of exchanges between Israel and militants in Gaza. |
Some 139 Palestinians and five Israelis have been killed. | Some 139 Palestinians and five Israelis have been killed. |
'Profound concern' | |
The explosion will further complicate ceasefire discussions taking place in the region. | |
Mrs Clinton and Mr Ban have been in the West Bank for talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | |
They will later travel to Egypt, where they will meet Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in the early afternoon local time. | |
Mr Ban expressed "profound concern" at the civilian casualties in Gaza and also called on militants to end immediately their "indiscriminate attacks on Israeli population centres". | |
Officials from Hamas had suggested on Tuesday that a truce would come into effect at midnight, but Israel later said it had not agreed to a text. | |
Israel's demands include no hostile fire of any kind from Gaza and international efforts to prevent Hamas from re-arming, while Hamas is demanding an end to the blockade on Gaza and targeted killings by Israel. | |
Israel launched its current offensive a week ago with the killing of Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari. The Israeli government says his assassination, and the subsequent offensive, aims to end rocket fire from Gaza. | |
Israel has troops massed along the Gaza border but says it is holding off on a possible ground invasion as talks continue. | |
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