Child Dies After Recycling Bin Explosion Near Jerusalem; Factory Blast Injures Three

A 10-year-old child has died from critical injuries sustained in an explosion caused by burning waste inside a recycling bin in Beitar Illit, near Jerusalem. Medical teams reported that the child was transported to the hospital in critical condition with multiple injuries and severe burns across his body before succumbing to his wounds. Police stated that initial information suggests an unidentified object was ejected from the bin and struck the child, who was nearby. Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances and causes of the incident.

In a separate incident on the same day, one person was killed and two others sustained serious burns in an explosion at an Intel factory within the industrial complex in Kiryat Gat. Magen David Adom reported receiving a call about the incident at 2:11 PM, noting that all three injured individuals were conscious and received initial treatment at the scene. United Hatzalah described the incident as unusual, with initial reports indicating a technical malfunction as the cause of the explosion. One of the injured, approximately 50 years old, was taken to the hospital in serious condition after resuscitation efforts, suffering burns to his upper body and requiring ventilation and sedation. A second injured man, around 30 years old, was also transported in serious, unstable condition after resuscitation, also on ventilation and sedated. The third victim, aged 26, is in serious but stable condition with burns to his upper body.