In pictures: Israeli bus bombing

Israel is in shock after the deadliest attack by Palestinian militants since June, but so far it has refrained from large-scale retaliation.

A jeep packed with explosives rammed into a bus on Monday at a junction just outside the northern town of Hadera, igniting a fireball.

The funerals of those killed have been taking place

Fourteen people died in the blast, which was claimed by militant group Islamic Jihad

More than 40 people were injured

In response, Israel swiftly began to destroy the homes of Palestinians suspected of involvement in terror activity

But the response fell well short of the military strikes that usually follow such bomb attacks

The bus was engulfed by flames after the jeep packed with explosives rammed into it

Passers-by rushed to help

But for now all that is left is the shell of the burnt bus, which is being examined by forensic experts