Failed Tel Aviv suicide bombing planned by Hamas Turkish headquarters, new report says
The failed suicide bombing in Tel Aviv in August was carried out under the direction of Hamas headquarters in Turkey, according to the findings of a joint Israel Police and Israel Security Agency investigation published on Tuesday.Indictments against eight terrorists arrested during the investigation were set to be filed later in the day.According to authorities, the eight maintained contact with Abada Bilal, a senior Hamas official in Turkey who directed the execution of the attack.The investigation also found that one of the terrorists traveled several times to Turkey, where Hamas provided him with funding for explosives and training on assembling bombs.On Aug.18, a powerful explosion rocked Tel Aviv’s Lehi Street.
One passerby was moderately wounded by shrapnel, and damage was caused to buildings and property.The “military wings” of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the attack, with the former vowing to carry out suicide attacks “as long as Israel continues its massacre and policy of assassinations in Gaza.”The investigation found that the bomber, Jaafar Muna, who was killed in the blast, was a Hamas operative from Nablus.Authorities said on Tuesday that an additional indictment was filed against a resident of Beit Hanina in eastern Jerusalem, who transported Muna from the Israeli capital to Tel Aviv.During the investigation, security forces uncovered Hamas infrastructure in the Nablus area and seized two ready-to-use TATP (triacetone triperoxide) explosive devices weighing about 4 kilograms (9 pounds), along with approximately 4 kilograms of TATP intended for further attacks.Additionally, 111,000 shekels ($29,668) that had been transferred from Hamas HQ in Turkey to the local terror cell were confiscated.“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,” according to...