Bomb Blasts in Israel- suspected terrorist attacks

They don't want peace. They want the end of Israel.

Fortunately, the Israeli media is openly reporting on this. The people arrested today are accused of transporting the as of now unknown suspects to plant the bombs on the buses.

https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/862639/ :
"Bat Yam bus bombing: Two Jewish-Israeli suspects arrested
The two are being investigated on suspicion of transporting the terrorists who placed the explosives on the buses"

"The Shin Bet arrested two Jewish-Israeli suspects, residents of Holon and Bat Yam, for questioning this morning (Friday), on suspicion of involvement in transporting the terrorists who planted the bombs on buses in Bat Yam. The two are also charged with attempted murder.

At the same time, the hunt continues for the suspects who planted explosive devices last night in three buses parked at different locations in Bat Yam and another bus in Holon. The first two exploded within minutes of each other, and another exploded about fifteen minutes later. Another device that was supposed to explode was also discovered on the bus and neutralized. There were no casualties as a result of the explosion"

https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2025-02-21/ty-article/.premium/00000195-27e8-d2a5-a39d-e7f899820000

"Two Israelis were arrested last night (Friday) and transferred to Shin Bet interrogation on suspicion of transporting the explosive devices found yesterday on buses in Bat Yam and Holon. The court issued a publication ban on the details of the investigation."

(both articles are in Hebrew but most browsers can translate)

I will await the court hearings, which hopefully we will get to see/read about depending on whether the gag order is lifted.

You misunderstand the news I’m afraid. The people arrested aren’t part of this ‘false flag’ operation you’re erroneously alleging, but unfortunately terrorists with Israeli citizenship. Also, you had my last post deleted, but the essence of my post was to ask for any verified reports of ‘false flag’ operations of domestic terrorism by Israel, without referring to YouTube videos…

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Reports coming in from Israeli media that some suspects (including an Israeli citizen) were arrested this morning.

It's looking more like a continuation of the internal fight between Netanyahu's office and Shin Bet (who are currently investigating a Netanyahu aide for ties to Qatar).

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkh500ascje

Mouthpipette, have you actually used that technique? It's been many, many years since it was standard practice.

@dairydebris
An atrocity was commited against Israel. At least 5 buses were fitted with bombs that if timed correctly would have gone off killing many innocent civilians just going about their business.

What evidence is there that there were timers and if there were, that the timers were incorrectly set? The only information we have is from Israel and is so far, very vague.

Your immediate response to this was to speculate that it's likely a false flag operation.
Untrue, my immediate response was that it was 75/25. I never said "likely", I said possibly. Only after Netanyahu stated he was upping the aggression on the West Bank did I change to 50/50.

This despite it has been a well known tactic of terrorists in this region to bomb buses and target civilians.
Yet you still jump to the conclusion Israel is at fault, rather than any of the terrorist groups currently active.

I didn't jump to the conclusion that Israel is "at fault" I simply stated there was a possibility it might have been false flag.

It sounds @as though you are talking as if you have prejudices against Israelis.

If it sounds like that to you, then you are hearing things.

You talk as if you hate Israel, people might assume you hate Israel.
I hate Israel's behaviour. I don't think that the slaughter and destruction in Gaza was the best response.

Please don't fall into the trap of believing that anyone questioning Israel's actions is a "Jew-hating", "from the river to the sea" , "Hamas - supporting", terrorist apologist. That's just lazy thinking.
The situation is far more nuanced than that.

An atrocity was commited against Israel. At least 5 buses were fitted with bombs that if timed correctly would have gone off killing many innocent civilians just going about their business.

Your immediate response to this was to speculate that it's likely a false flag operation.

This despite it has been a well known tactic of terrorists in this region to bomb buses and target civilians.

Yet you still jump to the conclusion Israel is at fault, rather than any of the terrorist groups currently active.

It sounds @as though you are talking as if you have prejudices against Israelis.

You talk as if you hate Israel, people might assume you hate Israel.

Quacks like a duck.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. Please expand.

Every day since the start of October 2023 has been a day of agony and were we to be expected not to post on a day of agony, then these boards would be devoid of content. It was simply an observation on those bus explosions.

Well if social media says it's a false flag....

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.

This is a mind blowing post. At the end of a day of such agony, with the absolute evil of Hamas on display, with the news that Shiri Bibas has not been returned. You choose to post this.

The endless quibbling.

Oh please,for heaven's sake, actually read and take in what I say.

I wrote earlier that it was a motive, not "credible evidence".

I didn't suppose you would, seeing as you think responding to a threat is credible evidence for having created the threat.

Hamas have already broken the ceasefire agreement by not returning the body of Shiri Bibas as agreed.

I saw that earlier, but didn't think it held much weight.

@BaMamma wrote,
Hamas &c also have motive.
So, there's that.

I agree, they do indeed, though I'm guessing it would be a splinter group or more likely a group from the west bank, or single actors. So rather than your "Hamas" I'd probably go with your "co". I would imagine that under negotiation, Hamas would try to have a tight control over their militia and not give the Israelis an obvious excuse to restart offensives.

From the BBC report, "According to local media, one of the unexploded devices, weighing 5kg, carried a message saying, "Revenge from Tulkarem" - referring to a recent Israeli military counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank."

The fact that no one was injured suggests Israel. My reasoning being that an operation like this, if it ever came out and it had involved fatalities, the Israeli public would turn on a sixpence against those who authorised it. So, damage limitation if it gets out is to keep it with minimal injuries.
Not fact, but reasonable speculation. Still not heard from Shin Bet, they must be busy.

Hamas &c also have motive.

So, there's that.

I hope everyone is safe, including all our fellow posters in the region and their loved ones. This is awful.