Reports are coming in about a loud explosion heard in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday night. The full details of the situation are not yet known, but it’s clear that whatever caused this blast created significant damage.
Huge explosion near the American Consulate in Tel Aviv 3 minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/rWbKDDjL4D
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Israeli media reported a loud explosion on Ben Yehuda Street on the corner of Shalom Aleichem in Tel Aviv.
Police, fire, and rescue services were deployed to the area and told Israeli media that there was no fire. The source of the explosion is not yet known.
Residents who live near the place of the explosion say that objects were shattered in their houses as a result of the blast.
Fox News’ Trey Yingst is on the ground and said he was being cautious with his reporting until he knows more:
I want to be really careful about the…