NEWSRAEL: As we reported already last night, the IDF and Shin Bet have declared the explosion last night which at first was thought to be criminally-related, to be a suicide terror attack - the first in almost 20 years.
Joint announcement to the spokeswomen of the Israel Police and the Shin Bet: Explosion of the powerful explosive device yesterday evening in Tel Aviv - terrorist attack.
Last night, from the evening hours, the police officers of the Tel Aviv District Police, the police saboteurs, and the forensics personnel, in cooperation with the General Security Service, have been working at the scene of the incident where an explosive device exploded on Halehi Street in Tel Aviv and are carrying out all the necessary operations and tests in coordination with the Shin Bet.
Now that all the operations have been carried out, it can be said that this is an attack through the detonation of a powerful explosive device.