New Delhi: The Delhi police today received a phone call claiming there was a blast near the Israel Embassy.

According to initial reports, people in the vicinity heard a loud sound. As per the fire department, a call was received at their control room.

Atul Garg, director, Delhi Fire Services, told ANI that they received a call informing them about a bomb blast near the Embassy. “So far nothing has been found at the location,” he said.

The authorities are still searching the area.

This comes amid a war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in which thousands of people have been killed. The war was triggered by an attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, killing over 1200 people, mostly civilians.

In 2021, a low intensity blast outside the Israeli embassy in Delhi sent shockwaves across the world. The National Investigation Agency is still investigating the case.

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The low-intensity improvised device had gone off around 5pm near Bungalow number 5, APJ Abdul Kalam Road, near Jindal House, on January 29, 2021. Although nobody was killed or injured, the blast left a crater and damaged three cars parked nearby.

Immediately after the blast, Israel had said Iran was behind the attack. Other than the fact that the blast occurred on the 29th anniversary of establishment of India-Israel diplomatic ties (on January 29, 1992), a letter found at the blast site had said the attack was to avenge the killings of Iran Quds Commander Qassem Soleimani.