2024-07-04 07:45:24
The government commission investigating the explosion at the Israeli military headquarters in the Lebanese city of Tyre on November 11, 1982, has handed over its findings to Israel’s top military and law enforcement officials.
According to the commission’s report, there is a high probability that the crash was the result of a terrorist attack. The incident was caused when a suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives into a building, killing 76 members of the Israeli security forces and 15 local Lebanese civilians.
It is known that a Peugeot drove up to the Israeli military administration headquarters building in Tire, which was followed by a powerful explosion on November 11, 1982. As a result of the explosion, the eight-story building was almost completely destroyed, more than 90 people died, and more than 50 were injured but survived.
Among the dead was an Israeli army colonel who served as the military governor of the city of Tyre. Immediately after the incident, the Israeli military launched a security operation, conducting raids and detaining up to 550 people.
Initially, the Lebanese National Resistance Front claimed responsibility for the explosion, but this version was later refuted, and the main version was the assumption that the explosion was caused by a gas leak. In May 1985, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, and the suicide bomber who carried out the attack was named – 17-year-old Ahmad Quasir. However, until recently, the Israeli authorities did not confirm this version of the attack.
Earlier, Cursor reported that the IDF issued a statement regarding the elimination of a high-ranking Hezbollah terrorist.