A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 45 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country s deadliest civilian disasters.
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Israeli rescue forces and police at the scene after a stampede during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B Omer on Mt. Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
Politicians from across the spectrum offered condolences for the victims and prayers for the injured, following the deadly stampede at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag B’Omer holiday at Mount Meron. They also praised rescue workers dealing with the disaster.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident “a terrible disaster,” and said “everyone is praying for the recovery of the injured,” as well as offering his support to rescue workers at the scene.
Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens
JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press
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1of24Israeli security officials and rescuers stand around the bodies of victims who died during a Lag Ba Omer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. The director of an Israeli ambulance service has confirmed that nearly 40 people died in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel. (Ishay Jerusalemite/Behadrei Haredim via AP)Ishay Jerusalemite/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Ultra Orthodox Jews look at the scene where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews during Lag BaOmer festival at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed dozens of people and injured more than 100 others early Friday, medical officials said, in one of the country s deadliest civilian disaster
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at the grave site of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel on April 29, 2021 as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, marking the anniversary of the death of the Talmudic sage, approximately 1,900 years ago.
At least 45 Haredi Jews were killed in northern Israel early Friday morning, the authorities said, when a stampede erupted during Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron that drew some 100,000 people despite warnings that it could become a COVID-19 super-spreader event. At least 150 were injured, many of them seriously, with at least six helicopters evacuating people to nearby hospitals.
Dozens killed, hurt in stampede in Israel
The stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, leaving 150 hospitalized and at least 45 dead, authorities said. Share Updated: 8:07 AM EDT Apr 30, 2021 By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press
Dozens killed, hurt in stampede in Israel
The stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, leaving 150 hospitalized and at least 45 dead, authorities said. Share Updated: 8:07 AM EDT Apr 30, 2021
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Dozens killed, hurt in stampede in Israel