On this day, 31 years ago, on October 20, 1994 (September 16, 1994 in the lunar calendar), a car explosion occurred in Tel Aviv, Israel. On October 20, 1994, a car bombing terrorist incident occurred in Tel Aviv, Israel, causing the most serious Israeli civilian casualties since March 1978, killing a total of 22 people and injuring 48 others. At about 9 a.m. local time on the 20th, on a main street in the central business district of Tel Aviv, a young man carrying about 50 kilograms of explosives boarded a large bus during peak transportation hours from the bus stop. When encountering another bus, he detonated the explosives, and the strong explosion killed most of the people in the car, including himself. Another bus and its passengers were also injured. After the incident, a military organization of the "Hamas Movement" claimed responsibility for the incident. On the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and Israeli Police Minister Shahaq, who were visiting the United Kingdom and the United States respectively, rushed home. Israeli President Weizman declared that Israel would take extraordinary measures to detect and eradicate the roots of Islamic extremist organizations. The Israeli army closed the West Bank and Gaza Corridor indefinitely. On the same day, PLO Chairman Arafat angrily condemned the explosion, saying it was "the work of enemies of peace." On behalf of the people of Israel, Palestine and himself, he expressed his most sincere condolences to the families of the innocent victims. U.S. President Bill Clinton also strongly condemned the terrorist act, and Egyptian President Mubarak sent a message to Rabin to express condolences. Three major leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)