[10] Less than 30 hours after Israeli troops had left,[1][11] a thirty-pound bomb planted on the second floor of the Hussainiya exploded, during a meeting held to discuss the distribution of the relief and food supplies.

[10] Within an hour of the explosion, IDF troops raided the main hospital in Tyre, sabotaged its assets and arrested the director as well as 20 blood donors.

[1][12][13][14] Lebanese radio stations asserted that the explosion was from a car that was booby-trapped, however earlier reports from the village said the bomb was planted on the second floor.

[12] IDF officials also initially said that the explosion was caused by a car bomb, however UNIFL spokesman Timur Goksel, said this was impossible as the blast took place on the 2nd floor.

[1] Amal leader Nabih Berri called Saad and Jradi "martyrs" and denounced the massacre, saying: "[Israel] pretend they don't want anything from Lebanon more than their peace.