, ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁bomb ▁set ▁to ▁go ▁off ▁as ▁param ed ics ▁arrived . ▁Th ir teen ▁people ▁were ▁killed , ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁soldiers ▁out ▁of ▁uniform , ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 ▁were ▁injured . ▁Ham as ▁claimed ▁responsibility , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁senior ▁Ham as ▁milit ant ▁Mah m ud ▁Ab u ▁Han oud . ▁A ▁Ham as ▁sp okes man ▁in ▁Gaz a ▁stated ▁that ▁these ▁bomb ings ▁did ▁not ▁ass u age ▁its ▁l ust ▁for ▁ven ge ance ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁carry ▁out ▁further ▁bomb ings . ▁ ▁Law su its ▁were ▁file d ▁against ▁Arab ▁Bank , ▁Nat West ▁and ▁Cr éd it ▁Ly onna is ▁for ▁channel ing ▁money ▁to ▁Ham as . ▁ ▁F atal ities ▁ ▁Non - le th al ▁attacks ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 : ▁A ▁gr en ade ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁Ca fe ▁Al no ▁on ▁Ben ▁Ye h uda ▁Street . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁expl ode ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁inj uries . ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁An ▁explos ive ▁device ▁went ▁off ▁in ▁Ben ▁Ye h uda ▁Street . ▁Th ir teen ▁people ▁were ▁injured ▁light ly ▁to ▁moder ately . ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁A ▁car ▁bomb ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁on ▁Ben ▁Ye h uda ▁Street ▁shortly ▁before ▁it ▁was