Two militant groups asked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to make an apology for terming Monday's suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv as "vile".

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of Fatah movement led by Abbas, and the Popular Resistance Committees, said that Abbas' denouncement of the suicide attack "dishonored Martyr's blood".

"Martyrdom Operation in Tel el-Rabee (Tel Aviv) is a heroic action that every Palestinian is proud of," Abu Mujahed, spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees, told a joint news conference in Gaza City.

"We wonder who is beneficial from terming the resistance as vile. Shall we keep silent before the Israeli crimes?" he queried.

Regarding the suicide bombing as the Palestinians' legitimate right of self-defense against the occupation, Abu Mujahed demanded Abbas "apologize to the Palestinian people for insulting them."

Abbas, who is on a visit to Amman, condemned the terrorist action in Tel Aviv which harms the Palestinian high interest.

The Islamic Jihad (Holy War) and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades issued separate claims of responsibility for the attack which left nine Israelis as well as a Palestinian suicide bomber dead.

Source: Xinhua