Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday ruled out immediate military response to a suicide bombing attack that killed three people earlier in the day, local daily Jerusalem Post reported.

Olmert said that he would consult security officials and only after all relevant intelligence had been collected, would Israeli army decide on a course of action, the Post added.

Meanwhile, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has no specific actions right now concerning the attack, an army spokeswoman told Xinhua.

Three people were killed Monday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bakery in the southern resort city of Eilat, the first such one in Israel since last April.

Three Palestinian military groups, namely the Islamic Jihad, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed wing of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement and the previously unknown "Army of Believers" later claimed responsibility for the attack.

Olmert said at a Kadima faction meeting that the deadly suicide attack in Eilat is a reminder that the eight-month-long period of calm had been deceiving.

The prime minister extended his condolences to the families of the victims, and expressed his confidence at Eilat's rebound from the impact of the attack.

"I believe Eilat will overcome this blow, and remain a happy city," Olmert said.

In response to the attack, Israeli right-wing parties called on the government to adopt a tougher policy in regards to the PNA.

Right-wing Knesset (Parliament) member (MK) Arieh Eldad from National Union-NRP said that he hoped the attack would "bring sanity back to all those who call for negotiating with Hamas and strengthening Abbas.

Likud MK Yisrael Katz urged the government to immediately stop the transfer of arms to Fatah, saying that "the attack in Eilat serves as a warning sign to those who believe in the ceasefire with the Palestinians."

Source: Xinhua