The son of the man killed in Sunday's Yafo car explosion is being treated at Wolfson Medical Center's pediatric emergency department in moderate but stable condition, according to Israeli media. The child was in the vehicle at the time of the blast on his way to school.
The condition of the six-year-old boy injured in Sunday morning's car explosion in Yafo has been upgraded to moderate and stable after he received treatment at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, according to Israeli media reports. The child, who was in the vehicle on his way to school when the blast occurred, had initially been described by earlier reports as sustaining light injuries. The explosion killed his father.
At 07:30 Jerusalem Sunday, The Zioneer first reported that an explosion was heard in Tel Aviv, with emergency services responding. By that same time, multiple updates had established that a single fatality was confirmed at the scene, a child had been evacuated to Wolfson, and police had launched a search for suspects. The victim's identity as a man approximately 40 years old was reported, alongside the detail that the rescued child was his six-year-old son with light injuries — a classification that has now been revised to moderate and stable.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, the blast occurred on Sakharon Street in Yafo. Police have not yet released an official statement on the cause of the explosion, and the investigation remains ongoing.
No further details about the nature of the boy's injuries or his expected recovery timeline have been disclosed by medical staff. The broader circumstances of the explosion — including whether it was a criminal or security-related incident — remain under investigation.
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