They blew up a bus in Tel Aviv

More than 20 people were hospitalized after an explosion in a passenger bus in Tel Aviv, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the representative of the Main City Clinic "Ihilov". The terrorist attack, the first in the city over the past few years, did without the dead, the state of one of the 22 injured doctors of the hospital evaluate as a serious. Directly with injuries, 18 people entered the clinic, the rest - in a state of psychological shock. Previously reported 10 victims.

The explosion occurred on Shaul A-Melech Street in the central part of the city. The representative of law enforcement agencies said that the main version is a terrorist attack. The assumptions that what happened is the work of the suicide bomber until they found confirmation. According to representatives of law enforcement agencies, information about the impending terrorist attack was not received to them, reports Newsru Israel.

According to Newsru Israel, the police detained the suspect of involvement in the attack. According to some reports, in the center of Tel Aviv, shortly after the attack, another explosion thundered.

Hamas spokesman Abu Zukhri himself responded positively about the explosion of the bus in the center of Tel Aviv, but did not take responsibility for what happened. According to Abu Zukhri, the incident "was a natural response to the shelling of Israel of the Gaza sector, which has been going on for more than a week."

Earlier it became known that the solution to the issue of a truce between Israel and Hamas was postponed to Wednesday. Palestinian officials report that Hamas wanted to achieve the conclusion of a comprehensive agreement, which would include the abolition of the blockade of the Gaza sector. Israel insists on a phased agreement. The Israeli media, citing the Minister of Defense of Ehud Barack, report that at a closed government meeting it was decided to demand a 24-hour cessation of missile shelling in order to make sure that Hamas compliance with the conditions of a truce.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who urgently arrived in the region on behalf of President Barack Obama, held negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The UN Secretary General Pan Hi Moon also met with him. A few minutes before his arrival in Jerusalem from Egypt, Palestinian militants released the missile towards Jerusalem. The UN Secretary General condemned Palestinian missile shelling, but urged Israel to show "maximum restraint."

The UN Security Council will conduct an open discussion on the situation in gas in the afternoon on Wednesday, if the ceasefire is not reached before. Earlier, the United States blocked the adoption of the Council of People's Commissars for the press, since it did not contain a condemnation of Hamas for missile attacks on Israel. The Obama administration accuses Hamas of the latest outbreaks of violence and says that Israel has the right to self -defense. At the same time, she warns against a ground invasion, which can lead to significant victims.

Although Israel claims that he had serious damage to the capabilities of the militants, approximately 1550 air raids and shelling from ships and tanks could not stop launching missiles from Hamas. From November 14 to Israel, more than 1,400 missiles were produced, including about 200 on Tuesday. The Iron Dome system shot down about 400 missiles.

On Tuesday, the first troops of the IDF died. The 18-year-old Corporal was killed in the southern area of ​​the Eshkolian country as a result of a rocket blow from the Gaza sector. The rocket hit the building of the local administration. A peaceful resident also died. Thus, from the beginning of the operation, five Israelis became victims, dozens were injured.

Palestinian sources report that the number of victims in the Gaza sector is from 130 to 140 people. Al-Aksa television channel on Tuesday evening announced the death of his two journalists and correspondent for Radio Al-Cuds as a result of an airstrike. Israel claims that many Hamas journalists take part in combat activities.