A gas-cylinder filling plant caught fire and exploded in an industrial zone near a main road in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, shaking the entire area. According to Iranian state media, only two people sustained light injuries.
The findings of the Turgeman Committee, which examined IDF operational debriefings, are expected to be released next week, providing fertile ground for attacks against the IDF and its senior officers. The prime minister and his government are eager to leverage the army’s own investigations to discredit it, while avoiding any serious internal reckoning.
The Israeli Left loves to long for the prime minister who brought the Oslo Accords, but Yitzhak Rabin’s true legacy was opposition to a Palestinian state, and a commitment to Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley – goals around which Israelis can still unite.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said in a statement that it assisted in the transfer of the remains of three bodies to Israeli authorities.
Reports are emerging of a large-scale nighttime operation and possible government cover-up. According to eyewitnesses, the area was sealed off following the crash of an unidentified aircraft. The US Air Force insists it was a combat drone, but aviation enthusiasts disagree.
