This video of an Israeli Merkava 4 on fire inside a hanger appeared on youtube yesterday. The video appears to have been taken with a phone camera and no details are given in the video description.
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Even we Israelis have our off-days…….
No doubt this will be picked up by Hamas and friends and used as propaganda.
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Any word on what caused the fire?
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I’ve no idea. I am going through the Hebrew press but haven’t found anything yet. It could very well have been a welder’s cutting torch but more likely a careless cigarette butt. Israelis smoke like chimneys, not one of our more endearing traits. If I find something, I’ll be sure to post it!
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