The man killed in Thursday's car explosion in Kiryat Gat is known to police, and suspicion is growing that the blast was criminal in nature, according to Israel Hayom.
A new detail in Thursday's Kiryat Gat car explosion emerged in a single-source report from Israel Hayom at 14:31 Jerusalem: authorities now describe the deceased as known to police and say the criminal suspicion is deepening. The report follows a thread that began unfolding at 13:54 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first published that a man was killed in a vehicle explosion on Rehov Harimon, with Magen David Adom receiving a call at 13:42 and firefighting crews at the scene.
By the 13:54 Jerusalem bulletin, police had dispatched bomb disposal experts and forensic investigators, and initial reports cited by The Zioneer indicated the vehicle fire was caused by an explosion. At 14:27 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a bulletin citing Police and N12 reporting that the blast was believed to be a targeted assassination using an explosive device attached to the car, and that the victim was driving a relative's vehicle. A subsequent thread item at the same 13:54 Jerusalem timestamp (version 11) further refined the assessment: it stated police believe the explosion was a criminal assassination using an explosive device, while version 12 added that the victim was identified by Itai Gal-On (N12) as a man known to police for drug offenses. The new Israel Hayom report corroborates that the victim is known to police and officially confirms the criminal investigation frame.
As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, the incident occurred in Kiryat Gat, with bomb disposal and forensic teams collecting evidence at the scene. The victim was driving a relative's vehicle. The single-source nature of the new Israel Hayom report means the detail that the victim is known to police has been reported by at least two outlets (N12 and Israel Hayom) and is consistent with police statements.
No further details about the victim's identity, possible suspects, or the specific explosive device used have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
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