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Shlomo Menahem, one of the gas technicians suspected of causing death by negligence at an apartment building in Jerusalem on February 20, 2018, is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for extension of his detention on February 21, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 21, 2018, 3:07 pm
Court remands two suspects in Jerusalem gas explosion
Gas worker and renovations contractor suspected of causing death of fellow gas technician by negligence
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attend the inauguration of a new emergency ward at the Barzilai hospital in Ashkelon on February 20, 2018. (Flash90)
February 21, 2018, 1:54 pm
Poll: Netanyahu graft allegations don’t hurt Likud at the ballot box
Ruling party maintains lead by similar margins with or without Netanyahu, Channel 10 survey finds; Hadashot poll: 50% say PM should leave office over latest suspicions
By TOI staff
Emergency responders at the scene of a gas explosion in a parking garage on Dan Street in Jerusalem on February 20, 2018. (Israel Police)
February 20, 2018, 4:10 pm
Man dies in gas explosion in Jerusalem; 3 hurt
62-year-old woman and a couple in their 70s suffer minor injuries from blast at underground parking garage
By TOI staff
In this image taken from a cellphone video provided to the Associated Press, firefighters put out a blaze after a minivan carrying gas tanks plowed into pedestrians along a street in Shanghai, February 2, 2018. (AP)
February 2, 2018, 8:34 am
Van carrying gas injures 18 in apparent accident in Shanghai
Authorities don't think incident was terror related; driver, who was smoking inside vehicle, apparently ignited tanks he was transporting
By AP
In this photo from January 3, 2018, the sun rises over a mosque in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 1, 2018, 7:43 pm
Eight Gazans killed in gas explosion after family spat
Children said among the dead, 20 others wounded when gas canister set on fire amid reported squabble over inheritance
By Khaled Abu Toameh and AFP
Illustrative image of rescue and medical personnel at the scene of a gas explosion in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim on August 7, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 2, 2017, 1:59 am
Three children injured in gas explosion in residential block
Gas lines damaged and building evacuated in central city of Elad; police suspect blast caused by youths playing with explosives
By TOI staff
In this image made from video, a high-rise residential building collapses following a large fire, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran, Iran. (IRINN via AP)
February 9, 2017, 5:01 pm
5 dead, 9 hurt in Iran underground gas explosion
Authorities blame blast at agricultural research site in southern Iran on electrical short circuit
By AP and TOI staff
Rescue and medical personnel at the scene of a gas explosion in the ultra-orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim on August 7, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 7, 2015, 4:22 pm
Four injured in Jerusalem gas explosion
Blast collapses part of home in Mea Shearim neighborhood
By TOI staff
US President Barack Obama at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, May 12, 2015 (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
June 1, 2015, 2:16 pm
Obama says ‘verifiable’ deal with Iran the ‘best way forward’
In Israeli TV interview, US president says there is no military option to contain Tehran's nuclear ambitions
By Jonathan Beck
Firefighters trying to extinguish a large fire that broke in Jerusalem on August 26, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 11, 2015, 10:51 am
Toddler killed in East Jerusalem fire
Three others also injured in apartment blaze in Silwan neighborhood
By TOI staff
This January 20 explosion in Gilo, which killed three people, served as an inspiration for Awizat (photo credit: Flash 90)
May 6, 2015, 7:57 pm
Palestinian gets 30 years for attempted murders
Judge finds 50-year-old East Jerusalem resident guilty of efforts to sabotage gas lines, carry out an ax attack
By AFP and TOI staff
Apartment and office buildings in Ashkelon, January 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 12, 2015, 10:45 am
Woman injured in Ashkelon gas leak explosion
Resident is lightly hurt, apartment sustains heavy damage
By Rahel Jaskow
The destroyed store on Hehalutz Street in Haifa. Police suspect a man tried to burn down a competitor's store, but the fire spread and ignited a nearby gas tank, critically injuring a 10-year-old girl on March 9, 2015. (photo credit: courtesy of United Hatzalah Emergency Services)
March 10, 2015, 10:12 am
Suspect held in Haifa explosion that badly hurt 10-year-old
Investigators believe man tried to burn down competitor's store; girl injured in blast remains in critical condition
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 9, 2015, 11:45 pm
Girl, 10, critically injured in Haifa gas blast
Second woman lightly injured as explosion devastates store in northern port city
By Stuart Winer
Flames rise from a natural gas pipeline explosion in el-Arish, Egypt, July 2011 (photo credit: AP/File)
December 23, 2014, 10:47 am
Natural gas pipeline in Sinai targeted by gunmen
Attackers blow up channel near el-Arish in latest of dozens of incidents since 2011
By TOI staff and AP
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