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Updated: Apr 30 2021, 18:27 ET Invalid Date, TWO pairs of young brothers were among the 45 victims of the devastating Lag B'Omer festival stampede as panicked crowds funnelled into a tiny "death trap" tunnel. The disaster unfolded in Meron, Israel, shortly after midnight as Jewish worshippers were left gasping for air and others were crushed to death, with funerals already underway for victims. 20 Mourners carry the body of Shragee Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrationsCredit: AP 20 20 20 20 20 20 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish mourners carry the body of a victim during ...

Last modified on Fri 30 Apr 2021 01.17 EDT Dozens of people have died in a crowd crush at an ultra-Orthodox religious festival in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people. Here is what we know so far At least 44 people have died, according to medics, and 14 people are in hospital in critical condition. Eli Beer, director of another Israeli volunteer ambulance service, Hatzalah, said that children were among the dead. About 150 people have been injured. The disaster was “one of Israel’s worst”, said Vice President of Operations for United Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency se...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 30, 2021 A stampede at a religious festival in Israel left at least 45 people dead and more than 150 people injured in one of the worst civilian disasters in the country's history. Officials said that some of the deceased victims were children. The tragedy occurred during the festival of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, where over 100,000 mostly ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Rabbi  Shimon bar Yochai, a second-century sage. The celebration features huge bonfires as people feast, sing, and dance throughout the night. Accordin...

Biden, world leaders offer condolences after more than 40 killed in Israel stampede Lawahez Jabari and Saphora Smith and Paul Goldman and Shira Pinson and Caroline Radnofsky and Matthew Mulligan and Adela Suliman and Abigail Williams © Provided by NBC News JERUSALEM — At least 45 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, medical officials said Friday. It was one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said children were among the dead and described it as one of the “heav...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 30, 2021 A stampede at a religious festival in Israel left at least 45 people dead and more than 150 people injured in one of the worst civilian disasters in the country's history. Officials said that some of the deceased victims were children. The tragedy occurred during the festival of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, where over 100,000 mostly ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Rabbi  Shimon bar Yochai, a second-century sage. The celebration features huge bonfires as people feast, sing, and dance throughout the night. Accordin...