Israel is gearing up for an intensive operation in the occupied West Bank after bombs detonated on three empty buses in a central Israel parking depot.
Israeli security services said the bombings on Thursday evening, which caused no casualties, were the work of armed groups, according to Israeli media.
Some parts of the West Bank were immediately sealed off and further restrictions have been imposed on the movement of Palestinians.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the explosives had been linked to terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank. The bombs destroyed three empty buses parked in depots around Bat Yam , a city south of Tel Aviv, while two additional undetonated bombs were found in the area by police.