One person was lightly wounded Monday evening when fragmentation grenades were thrown at two separate locations in south Tel Aviv, according to N12. Police and bomb disposal teams responded to the explosions on Mahl Street and 4586 Street, and are investigating the incident as a criminal act.
As of 20:16 Jerusalem, police have confirmed that the two grenade-throwing incidents in south Tel Aviv tonight are criminal in nature, specifying the locations as Mahl Street and 4586 Street. One person was lightly wounded on Mahl Street; no casualties were reported at the second scene. Bomb disposal teams and police are investigating.
This update follows a rapid sequence of reports by The Zioneer starting at 19:48 Jerusalem, when a grenade was first reported thrown on Mahl Street by ynet. Within minutes, additional reports clarified that the incident involved two separate locations, was criminal, and had resulted in one light injury. Police later confirmed the two scenes. The current update adds official confirmation of the criminal motive and the specific streets.
The Zioneer has previously reported on criminal grenade-throwing incidents in the region, including an attack in Or Yehuda on June 21 (reported at 00:14 Jerusalem) and one in Ashdod on July 1 (17:48 Jerusalem). A separate violence incident in south Tel Aviv on June 21 left two wounded. These events underscore a pattern of criminal violence in the area.
No arrests have been announced, and the motive behind the grenade attacks remains under investigation.
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