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Defense firm says large explosion near Beit Shemesh was part of ‘pre-planned experiment’
Times Of Israel ^ | 16 May 2026 | Emanuel Fabian

Posted on 05/16/2026 9:07:47 PM PDT by old school

"A large blast was heard near the Jerusalem-area city of Beit Shemesh this evening, at a testing ground belonging to the state-owned Tomer defense firm."

"In a statement, Tomer — which develops engines for rockets and missiles — says that the blast was “a pre-planned experiment that was carried out according to plan.”

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beit; beitshemesh; explosion; iran; irgc; israel; multiplenicks; shemesh; tomer; waronterror

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1 posted on 05/16/2026 9:07:47 PM PDT by old school
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To: old school

There was an earthquake in Dimona a few months back I found that more interesting.


2 posted on 05/16/2026 9:20:22 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

This is near Dimona isn’t it?


3 posted on 05/16/2026 9:37:43 PM PDT by old school
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To: old school

“… pre-planned experiment that was carried out according to plan. And, it blowed up real good!!”


4 posted on 05/16/2026 9:40:01 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: old school

65 miles between Beit Shemesh and Dimona roughly.


5 posted on 05/16/2026 9:43:32 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: old school

65 miles between Beit Shemesh and Dimona roughly.


6 posted on 05/16/2026 9:43:43 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: old school

Apparently, the explosion took place at 11.30pm on Saturday and woke up all the locals. That is not typical of a controlled explosion. An accident at the rocket factory? Sabotage?


7 posted on 05/16/2026 10:41:14 PM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: old school

Workplace accident.


8 posted on 05/17/2026 3:52:45 AM PDT by McGruff
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