Iyad Gharb, 38, was killed and his 6-year-old son was lightly wounded when a half-kilogram bomb was placed under their car in Jaffa on Sunday. Police are investigating a possible link to a revenge killing in which a 17-year-old was shot dead on Thursday, according to the Tel Aviv District investigative unit.
The victim of Sunday morning's car bombing in Jaffa has been identified as Iyad Gharb, 38, who was killed when a half-kilogram explosive device placed under his vehicle detonated. His 6-year-old son, who was in the vehicle and witnessed the blast, sustained light injuries. The Tel Aviv District investigative unit is leading the probe and said it is examining a possible link to Thursday's fatal shooting of 17-year-old Ahmed Jabari, which police suspect was itself a revenge killing, as The Zioneer reported at 08:56 Jerusalem.
The sequence of events unfolded rapidly this morning: At 07:30 Jerusalem, initial reports described a car explosion on S'harón Street in Jaffa, killing a man and leaving a child injured. Over the following minutes, the child was identified as the victim's 6-year-old son, and the victim's age was initially given as 40 before his name and age were established by 07:30. Police confirmed a criminal motive at 07:30 and officially opened an investigation at the same time, later specifying that the device had been placed under the vehicle. The child, initially reported in moderate-stable condition at Wolfson Medical Center, was later downgraded to light injuries.
As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, 16-year-old Ahmed Jabari was fatally shot in Jaffa in an incident police believe was criminal. On Sunday at 08:56 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that police suspect Thursday's shooting was a revenge attack. Investigators are now exploring whether Sunday's bombing represents an escalation of that same criminal feud.
No arrests have been reported. The precise motive and the identity of those responsible remain under investigation.
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