A man was killed and his 6-year-old son moderately wounded when a vehicle exploded on Sderot Sa'aron in Jaffa on Sunday morning, according to i24NEWS. Police say the victim was not known to them; large forces are scanning for suspects.
A man was killed and his 6-year-old son was hurt in a car explosion on Sderot Sa'aron in Jaffa on Sunday morning, Israeli media reported. Police confirmed one fatality at the scene and launched a manhunt for suspects, saying the victim was not known to them. The child was taken independently to Wolfson Medical Center, where he was later listed in moderate and stable condition; he had been on his way to school at the time of the blast.
Initial reports placed the explosion in Tel Aviv (The Zioneer, Sun 07:30, version 5: MDA described a man killed and another wounded in a Tel Aviv car explosion). Within minutes, the location was corrected to Jaffa, and the thread clarified that a child had emerged alive (Sun 07:30, version 9). By Sun 07:30, the victim was identified as a 40-year-old man whose 6-year-old son sustained light injuries (versions 6, 10); the child's condition was later updated to moderate and stable (versions 11, 13). Police confirmed the fatality and manhunt at Sun 07:30 (version 7; later repeated in version 12, which also gave the victim's age).
The Zioneer earlier reported an unrelated car explosion in Tel Aviv on Sunday (Sun 08:01, an unconscious man found in a vehicle) — that incident is separate from this event. Jaffa has seen a recent fatal shooting of a 16-year-old, which police linked to criminal activity (Thu Jun 25, 20:09), but no connection to Sunday's explosion has been established.
It remains unclear what caused the explosion, whether any suspects have been detained, and whether the incident is criminal or otherwise. Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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