The explosion occurred in the area of border crossings between Israel and Gaza

The explosion occurred in the area of border crossings between Israel and Gaza

Posted by Unknown on November 12, 2014

Gaza City - The explosion occurred in the area of border crossings between Israel and Gaza. One Palestinian was killed and several others injured by the blast.

According to Israeli and Palestinian authorities, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday (11.11.2014), the explosion that occurred at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, triggered by a technical error during refueling in the region.
A fuel truck exploded carrier when the charge transfer process.

But the report presented the Palestinian news agency, Ma'an as reported by The Times of Israel, is slightly different. According to Ma'an, the incident was triggered by a gas pipeline that exploded in the region.

Regardless, both the Israeli and Palestinian authorities believe the explosion was purely an accident. Other Israeli media, Israel Radio also mention that this explosion was not related to security issues.

The incident came amid rampant fears and attacks against Israelis for some time, which could have triggered a counterattack.

Ma'an reported, the fire had occurred at the site for half an hour, before firefighters managed to extinguish the Gaza region. Palestinian paramedics said there were two injuries in the incident.