Posted on 08/18/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
A 50-year-old man was killed on Sunday evening when a truck exploded on Lehi Street in Tel Aviv. The MDA team that was called to the scene pronounced him dead.
At the same time, a 33-year-old man who was moderately injured by shrapnel was treated and taken to Ichilov Hospital.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and have not ruled out a nationalist motive. The ISA is also involved in the investigation.
Tel Aviv District Police Commander Peretz Amar stated at the scene: "The man who was killed was not an innocent civilian but rather was carrying the bomb. We are attempting to identify the body. The terror angle is very relevant."
One of the suspicions is that the man was a terrorist who was taking the bomb from the Hatikva neighborhood where it exploded as the result of a "work accident." Therefore, the truck caught most of the shrapnel.
The Tel Aviv District Commander noted that the man worked alone and had no accomplices.
MDA paramedic, Nitzan Faraj said: "We were called to the scene after residents heard a loud explosion. When we arrived, we saw a truck on fire and with a man about 50 years old lying nearby. He was unconscious and with severe multi-system injuries. Medical tests showed he was without a pulse and wasn't breathing and all we could do was pronounce him dead on site."