Second worker dies of wounds sustained in Intel plant blast in southern Israel

Times of Israel15 October 2026, 11:25 UTCIsrael

Soroka Medical Center reports death of 49-year-old a day after suspected gas tank explosion killed another and injured a third; chip manufacturer says cooperating with authorities

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