Israel's central city of Bat Yam was rocked by blasts on Thursday (Feb 20) evening as buses exploded in a "suspected terror attack".

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In other news, Israel on Thursday said that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas.

Meanwhile, the police on Thursday arrested five more staff members of KIIT, a private engineering college, for allegedly assaulting Nepalese students.

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Israel's Bat Yam hit by multiple bus explosions in 'suspected terrorist attack'

Security forces and bomb disposal units are deployed to the scene of a bus explosion in Bat Yam on February 20, 2025. Israeli police said that bombs on three buses exploded in the central city of Bat Yam on February 20, 2025 evening, with a local official saying there were no injuries. Photograph: (AFP)

Israel's central city of Bat Yam was rocked by blasts on Thursday (Feb 20) evening as buses exploded in a "suspected terror attack". In a statement, the nation's Defence Minister Israel Katz accused "Palestinian terrorist organisations" of triggering the blasts as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold a security meeting.

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Hamas murdered youngest hostages Ariel and Kfir Bibas, says Israel, mother's body missing

People carry a placard bearing the pictures of Oded Lifshitz and members of the Bibas family, hours after the Palestinian group Hamas handed over the bodies of who it said were those of the four hostages, on February 20, 2025. Photograph: (AFP)

Israel on Thursday (Feb 20) said that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas while accusing Palestinian militants of killing her two young sons — the youngest hostages taken on Oct 7— in captivity.

KIIT suicide: Five more arrested for allegedly assaulting Nepalese students

KIIT University campus Photograph: (X@KIITUniversity)

The police on Thursday (Feb 20) arrested five more staff members of KIIT, a private engineering college, for allegedly assaulting Nepalese students who were leaving their hostel as instructed by college authorities.

Over 50,000 employees of US defense department could be laid off in Trump-Musk efforts to cut federal cost: Report

A federal judge in the United State (US) reportedly cleared the way for the Donald Trump administration for mass firing of probationary federal workers. Photograph: (AFP)

A federal judge in the United States (US) reportedly cleared the way for the Donald Trump administration for mass firing of probationary federal workers. As many as 50,000 people (probationary civilian employees) across the Defence Department could be impacted by this decision. The firings are expected to begin as early as Friday (Feb 21).

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