 However, the explosives detonated prematurely as they were being carried, killing the Lehi fighter carrying them and severely injuring another.While severe damage was caused to the facility, the oil tanks, which had been the intended targets of the attack, remained intact.On November 13, British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin presented the British government's new policy on Palestine in a speech to the House of Commons, under which the limits on Jewish immigration would continue and all sides would be consulted before a final solution would be presented to the United Nations.