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Lt. Ori Gerlic killed in operational explosive accident in southern Gaza Strip

Gerlic served as a platoon commander in the Shimshon Battalion (92) of the Kfir Brigade. He died after an IDF explosive charge detonated unintentionally during an operation.

Lieutenant Ori Gerlic.
A person walks outside a fireworks warehouse as smoke rises after an explosion, in Karachi, Pakistan August 21, 2025.

Pakistan fireworks warehouse blast kills four, injures more than 30

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

Four IDF soldiers injured by hand grenade explosion in southern Syria

Police officers stand amid the search for an object that, according to Polish authorities, fell and exploded overnight in a cornfield in Osiny, Lublin voivodeship, southeastern Poland, August 20, 2025

Iran-made drone explodes in Polish corn field bordering Ukraine


IDF strikes Houthi energy infrastructure, including Haziz power station in Sanaa

At least two explosions were heard in the Yemeni capital Sanaa near a power station, residents said early on Sunday.

 Smoke billows on the horizon following an Israeli airstrike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, May 6, 2025

Explosion heard in vicinity of the Mazzeh area of Damascus in Syria, state news agency says

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the explosion.

 A stash of burnt pills is scattered on the grounds of the Mazzeh military air base on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on December 11, 2024.

Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130

While Ukrainian drones have targeted military infrastructures in Ryazan, Russian media outlets reported that the explosion was caused by gunpowder catching fire.

A screenshot of a video in which the explosion at a factory in Ryazan can be seen on August 16, 2025.

WATCH: Authorities find remains inside burning bus after explosion in Bat Yam

An initial investigation by police determined that the explosion was not a terror-related incident, but they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire.

Firefighting teams extinguishing the fires that spread to four buses in a Bat Yam parking lot on July 26, 2025.

At least two killed, 70 injured as blast rocks Syria's Idlib

Raed Al-Sale, Syria’s minister of emergency and disaster management, said rescue teams were carrying out an evacuation.

Mahmoud al-Hamoud's son sits near tents installed next to his damaged house, as returning Syrians prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Idlib, Syria March 28, 2025.

Iranian officials claim Israel behind series of mysterious fires, explosions - report

Iranian authorities are hesitant to openly accuse Israel of involvement, fearing it could force them into a position where they would have to retaliate, according to the report.

Smoke rises up in a unit of the Abadan oil refinery in southwestern Iran, July 19, 2025.

Grenade thrown at soccer stadium in Ramat Hasharon - N12

A grenade was thrown at a soccer stadium in Ramat Hasharon on Tuesday night, and exploded outside of the stadium.

 A police car at night.

IDF investigation reveals three soldiers killed by exploding turret, not missile

The initial assessment by the IDF was that an anti-tank missile caused the explosion.

 IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

Blast caused by gas leak injures seven in Iranian city of Qom

The director of Qom's fire department said four residential units were damaged in the blast.

 Reported explosion in the city of Qom, south of Iran, July 14, 2025.

At least 9 people injured after explosion at Rome petrol station

Emergency services were on the scene before the blast, as they had been called after a truck hit a pipeline at the service station, Italian news agencies reported.

 Emergency services personnel work at the scene where a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, July 4, 2025.

Seven people missing from massive explosion at California fireworks facility

Teams were flying drones and aircraft over the area seeking to determine the fate of the missing and to monitor lingering hazards.

 Clouds of smoke rise following explosions at a firework storage warehouse in Esparto, California, United States, July 1, 2025