bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈæl ˈæksə mˈɑːɹɾɚz bɹɪɡˈeɪdz ænd hˈɑːməz klˈeɪmd ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi fɚðɪ ɐtˈæk, wˌɪtʃ əkˈɜːd lˈɛs ðɐn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ˈaʊɚz ˈæftɚɹ ˈeɪt pˌæləstˈɪniːənz wɜː kˈɪld ɪn ɐn ɪzɹˈeɪli ˈɑːɹmi ɹˈeɪd ɔnðɪ ˈaʊtskɜːts ʌv ɡˈɑːzə, nˈeɪmɪŋ ðə bˈɑːmɚɹ æz ˈɑːli jˈuːsʌf dʒˈɑːɹɹə, ɐ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹjˈɪɹˈoʊld pˌæləstˈɪniːən pəlˈiːsmən fɹʌm bˈɛθlɛhəm.
Both the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred less than 24 hours after eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid on the outskirts of Gaza, naming the bomber as Ali Yusuf Jaara, a 24-year-old Palestinian policeman from Bethlehem.