Passover suicide bomber kills nine in restaurant attack

Israel’s security chiefs have met to discuss the Jewish state’s response to a suicide bombing at a packed Tel Aviv fast-food restaurant during the Passover holiday that killed nine people and injured dozens.

The Palestinians’ new Hamas-led government defended yesterday’s attack, the deadliest bombing in more than a year, as a legitimate response to Israeli “aggression”, setting the stage for possible harsh Israeli reprisals and endangering Hamas’ urgent efforts to get desperately-needed international aid and acceptance.