Tel Aviv blast death toll up to eight

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a fast food restaurant in a bustling commercial area of Tel Aviv during the Jewish holiday of Passover today, killing himself and eight people and wounding 49 in the deadliest Palestinian attack in more than a year.

The bombing appeared to set the stage for a showdown between Israel and the Palestinians’ new Hamas rulers, who called the attack a legitimate response to Israeli “aggression".