Tel Aviv Rocked By Deadly Car Blast; Police Rules Out Militant Connection, Woman Dead

| Jun 04, 2026, 09:37:04 PM | TOI.in
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A powerful car explosion tore through one of Israel's busiest highways during morning rush hour, killing a 35-year-old woman and triggering a major criminal investigation. The deadly blast occurred on the Ayalon Highway near the Holon Interchange in Tel Aviv. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, where medics found the victim with severe burn injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Israeli police say preliminary findings indicate that a bomb weighing approximately half a kilogram detonated inside the vehicle. Authorities are treating the incident as a suspected homicide but have not ruled out other possibilities. Investigators are now working to determine whether the woman was the target of an assassination or whether the explosion was linked to the transportation of an explosive device. The victim was reportedly not known to law enforcement.

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