Three explosive devices have been detonated while two have been located and are currently being neutralised, Israeli police say.
In comments to the AFP news agency, the police say the explosives were “identical” and “with a timer”.
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In an earlier statement, officials said there were large police forces at the scene of the explosions searching for suspects.
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the IDF to increase “the intensity of activity” against the refugee camps in the West Bank in response to the attempted attacks.
“We will pursue the terrorists to the bitter end and destroy the terror infrastructure in the camps that serve as a frontline for the Iranian axis of evil,” he says in a statement.
“Residents who shelter and provide shelter to terror will pay a heavy price.”
Israeli police says it received multiple reports of explosions involving several buses at different locations in Bat Yam.
“Large police forces are at the scenes, searching for suspects,” a statement says.
It adds: “Police bomb disposal units are scanning for additional suspicious objects.
We urge the public to avoid the areas and remain alert for any suspicious items.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is receiving regular updates from his military secretary on the explosions, a statement from his office says.
The statement adds he will shortly hold a security assessment.
Matt SpiveyLive page editor
Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a “suspected terror attack”.
Devices in two other buses failed to explode, they said, adding that “large police forces are at the scenes, searching for suspects”.
Footage on social media shows at least one bus on fire in a parking lot, with a large plume of smoke rising above.
There have been no reports of casualties at this stage, police say.
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