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Explosion in Jaffa Suspected Grenade Attack, No Injuries Reported

On Wednesday morning, a grenade was thrown on Haruv Street in Jaffa, causing property damage but no injuries. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, which authorities are treating as a criminal act.

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Explosion in Jaffa Suspected Grenade Attack, No Injuries Reported
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What happened

  1. 01A suspected grenade attack occurred on Haruv Street in Jaffa on Wednesday morning, causing property damage but no injuries.
  2. 02Police are treating the incident as criminal and have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators.
  3. 03According to Maariv, the grenade was thrown at a vehicle belonging to an individual known to law enforcement.
  4. 04While Ynetnews reported a stun grenade was used, Kipa and Maariv reported that investigators suspect a fragmentation grenade.
  5. 05Forensic teams and police officers from the Tel Aviv district gathered evidence at the scene in Jaffa.
  6. 06According to Maariv, two separate grenade incidents occurred in Holon this month, causing property damage but no casualties.

The explosion targeted a vehicle belonging to an individual known to law enforcement, according to Maariv. While Ynetnews reported that the device was a stun grenade, Kipa and Maariv stated that investigators suspect a fragmentation grenade was used. Police officers and forensic teams from the Tel Aviv district responded to the scene, where they collected evidence and initiated a probe to identify those involved. The police spokesperson's office also released a photograph of a grenade, according to Kipa.

According to Maariv, the blast in Jaffa follows two other recent grenade incidents in Holon earlier this month. In those separate cases, a fragmentation grenade was thrown at a building on Menachem Begin Street and a stun grenade was thrown on Pinchas Eilon Street. Both of the incidents in Holon caused property damage but did not result in any casualties.

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