A blast from old munitions injures 6 Thai workers in northern Israel
Police said the blast was caused by an old unexploded munition, and two of the six injured workers were in critical condition.
- Six Thai workers were injured Tuesday morning when an old unexploded munition detonated in a nectarine orchard near Metula, along Israel's border with Lebanon. The victims were men around 40 years old.
- Prolonged fighting along Israel's northern border left unexploded ordnance scattered in the area. The Metula local council said the explosion was apparently caused by an old munition that had not previously been located or neutralized.
- MDA and IDF medical teams provided emergency care at the scene. Two critically injured workers and one moderately wounded individual were airlifted to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, while three others were transported to Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
- Israel Police have launched an investigation into the incident's circumstances. Authorities issued an urgent public warning, urging the public to report suspicious objects to the police emergency hotline at 100.
- Routine activity in Metula is continuing with no security concerns, according to the local council. Separately, media reports indicated airstrikes in Syria and southern Lebanon, where IDF activity has been more routine.
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6 workers hurt in ordnance blast near Metula
Bomb disposal experts from the Israel Police made their way to the location to examine the explosion’s circumstances and details. By Gila Isaacson, Kikar Hashabbat via JFeed Six foreign workers sustained injuries Tuesday morning when an old explosive device detonated in an open area near Metula, Israel’s northernmost community. The incident occurred at 6:52 a.m. in a nectarine orchard close to the northern border town. According to MDA, the vict…
Six Thai workers were injured when an unexploded ordnance exploded in an orchard near Metula, in northern Israel near the Lebanese border.
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