The Israeli military has launched new air strikes on the Gaza Strip after the bombing of a bus stop in Jerusalem. Israeli warplanes hit smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border as well as a training cramp linked to the Palestinian group Hamas. A power transformer was also hit, causing blackouts. The strikes come after one person was killed and more than 30 wounded when a bomb exploded at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday. An Israeli police spokesperson announced the attack.

Micky Rosenfeld: “The explosion took place at the bus stop. All the people that were injured, 24 people were injured at the site itself from, directly from, the explosion. Immediately our units and emergency teams arrived at the scene. Three people have been injured seriously, four moderately, and all the rest lightly.”

It was the first such bombing to hit Jerusalem in seven years. Israeli officials say they suspect Palestinian militant groups. The Palestinian Authority immediately condemned the bombing and warned Israel could exploit it to strengthen the occupation of Palestinian land.

Ghassan Khatib: “The Palestinian Authority has condemned this explosion in Jerusalem and explained that all kind of violent activities, regardless of the victims, do not serve the Palestinian cause, but rather is used as an excuse by the Israeli right-wing government in order to further pursue their agendas.”