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Man killed in car explosion on road near Gaza border; terror not suspected

By Charlie Summers 26 February 2025, 10:16 pm
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The scene of a car explosion in the Gaza border area on February 26, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
The scene of a car explosion in the Gaza border area on February 26, 2025. (Magen David Adom)

A man has been killed in a car explosion near Kibbutz Erez in the Gaza border area, on Route 34, police and paramedics say.

Medics declare his death at the scene. Police do not suspect a terror-related motive and have declared the incident “criminal,” likely meaning an underworld hit.

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