Hamas takes responsibility for Tel Aviv blast, says it was planned in coordination with the Islamic Jihad

Hamas' armed win, the Qassam Brigades, in cooperation with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for the explosion that hit Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday. 

"The Brigades confirm that martyrdom operations inside the occupied territories will return to the forefront as long as the occupation's massacres, displacement of civilians, and the continuation of the assassination policy continue," the group said in a statement.