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20 February 2025, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli forensics officers inspect one of the three empty buses that exploded in Tel Aviv's southern suburb of Bat Yam. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Israeli forensics officers inspect one of the three empty buses that exploded in Tel Aviv's southern suburb of Bat Yam on Thursday night [Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance via Getty Images]
  • Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an intensification of military operations in the occupied West Bank after three parked buses exploded in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, without casualties.
  • Israeli media reports that Netanyahu has made new demands in talks with Hamas on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire.