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Hamas, Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Bomb Blast in Tel Aviv 

Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel August 18, 2024. (Reuters)
Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel August 18, 2024. (Reuters)
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Bomb Blast in Tel Aviv 

Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel August 18, 2024. (Reuters)
Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv, Israel August 18, 2024. (Reuters)

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as a terrorist attack.

A man who was carrying the bomb was killed and a passerby was injured in the incident late on Sunday, according to police at the scene.

In their statement the Brigades added that their "martyrdom operations" inside Israel would return to the forefront as long as the "occupation's massacres and assassination policy continue" - an allusion to Israel's offensive in Gaza and the July 31 killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel has neither claimed nor denied responsibility for Haniyeh's death in the Iranian capital.

The war in Gaza began on Oct. 7 last year when Hamas gunmen stormed across the border into Israeli communities, killing around 1,200 people and abducting about 250 hostages according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's military campaign has since levelled wide swathes of the Gaza Strip and killed at least 40,000 people, according to the enclave's health authorities.

Sunday's explosion in Tel Aviv came about an hour after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to push for a ceasefire in Gaza to end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.

There has been increased urgency to reach a ceasefire deal amid fears of an escalation across the wider region. Iran has threatened to retaliate against Israel after the assassination of Haniyeh.

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Egypt Affirms Support for Somalia’s Counterterrorism Efforts

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met last Wednesday with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo (Egyptian presidency) 
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met last Wednesday with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo (Egyptian presidency) 
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Egypt Affirms Support for Somalia’s Counterterrorism Efforts

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met last Wednesday with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo (Egyptian presidency) 
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met last Wednesday with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo (Egyptian presidency) 

Egypt on Sunday affirmed its full support for Somalia in its efforts to combat terrorism and to achieve security and stability for the Somali people.
In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Egypt condemned the terrorist bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in dozens of casualties and injuries.
On Saturday, at least 11 people were killed and others were injured in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in Mogadishu, the local police said.
The terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
On Wednesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo. He affirmed Egypt’s support of the unity and sovereignty of Somalia over its lands, and rejected any interference in its internal affairs.

The meeting touched on various regional and international issues of common interest. The two officials agreed to intensify coordination in the coming period to establish security and stability in the Horn of Africa.
The two presidents had welcomed mutual steps taken by the two countries to deepen bilateral cooperation, including the launch of direct flight between Cairo and Mogadishu, the opening of the Egyptian embassy in the Somali capital, in addition to the signing, during the Somali president's visit to Egypt, of a military cooperation protocol between the two countries.
According to the Egyptian presidency, the Somali president expressed his appreciation for Cairo’s continuous support for his country over the past decades, stressing Somalia's keenness to further boost economic, security and political ties with Egypt in the coming period.
He also expressed appreciation for the role of various Egyptian authorities in building the capacities of Somali cadres in various fields.
In January, Egypt had opposed an initial agreement in which Somaliland agreed to lease 20 kilometers of its coastline to landlocked Ethiopia for 50 years in return for promises to recognize its independence.
At the time, Cairo labeled the agreement as a violation of international law and a threat to Somalia's territorial integrity.