Bus blasts in Israel are ‘suspected terror attack’, say police

No injuries reported after three explosions in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, with two more bombs being defused

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has ordered the military to conduct an intense operation" against terror hubs" in the West Bank after a series of explosions on three parked buses that authorities said was a suspected terrorist attack. No injuries were reported.

The explosions on Thursday happened on a day when Israel was grieving after Hamas returned the bodies of four hostages from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal. The bus explosions were reminiscent of bombings during the Palestinian uprising of the 2000s, but such attacks are now rare.