Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026
A blast caused by unexploded ordnance in northern Israel near the Lebanese border has injured approximately 20 people in Israel.
The explosion which happened on Monday morning has prompted the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his plans to visit the occupied West Bank following the report of an explosion between Kibbutz Manara and Kibbutz Yiftach.
Israel’s Magen David Adom said paramedics were treating “eight casualties in serious and moderate condition, as well as several additional casualties in mild condition” following the explosion, which police said occurred near the community of Neot Mordechai.
The preliminary indications suggest the blast was caused by unexploded ordnance, resulting in injuries of varying severity to approximately 20 people.
Police officers from the Kiryat Shmona station (Northern District) are on-site, securing and cordoning off the area, while bomb disposal experts investigate the circumstances and source of the explosion.
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