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The death toll matched the number of people killed in a 2010 forest fire, which is believed to be the deadliest civilian tragedy in the country’s history. The stampede happened after midnight and its cause was not immediately clear. Witnesses said a row of people had tripped on some stairs, causing other people to fall and sparking the stampede. “Masses of people were pushed into the same corner and a vortex was created,” a witness, identified only by his first name Dvir, told Army radio. He described a terrifying sight as the first row of people fell down. He said he was in the next ro...

The Israeli prime minister called for a day of mourning on Sunday as he announced an investigation into the sentence that killed 44 people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a full-blown investigation into a deadly accident at a Jewish religious festival in the town of Mount Meron, which was whistled by protesting relatives of the victims. According to Israeli media, protesters threw empty bottles and shouted insults at Netanyahu, traveling to the pilgrimage site in the north of the country, where at least 44 people were killed and another 150 injured in the Lag BaOmer c...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Israeli medical officials said Friday that a stampede broke out during the Jewish religious festival of Lag BaOmer in the country’s northern region, killing at least 44 and injuring at least 150. The incident—one of the deadliest civilian disasters in the country’s history—occurred at Mount Meron. The event attracted tens of thousands from the ultra-Orthodox community. The New York Times reported that some estimated that about 100,000 people were at the location. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called ...

Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens Associated Press Updated:  Tags:  Behadrei Haredim Israeli 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) JERUSALEM – A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel ...

Views: Visits 20 A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel has killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, 30 April, medical officials said. Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency service, said that at least 44 people were killed during the event early on Friday, adding “MDA is fighting for the lives of dozens wounded, and will not give up until the last victim is evacuated.” Zaki Heller, a spokesman for the Magen David Adom, said that among the 150 people who had been hospitalized, six were in cr...