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Josef Federman Ultra Orthodox Jews make their way out of Mt. Meron where fatalities were reported during Lag BaOmer festival at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. A stampede at the religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed dozens of people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) April 30, 2021 - 1:55 AM JERUSALEM - A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ult...

UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 3:33 pm ET Reply(1) 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. (Ishay Jerusalemite/Behadrei Haredim via AP) HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two men from Monsey and a Kiryas Joel resident died in Israel in a massive crowd of holiday worshippers at Mount Meron, according to news reports. The Associated Press reported mayhem broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious festival attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, killing ne...

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.

Nearly 40 die in stampede at religious festival in Israel Israeli security officials and rescuers carry a body of a victim who died during a Lag Ba'Omer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021. More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Israel's main rescue service said early Friday.   Updated 4/29/2021 10:36 PM JERUSALEM -- The director of an Israeli ambulance service confirmed Thursday night that nearly 40 people died in a stampede at...

The stampede began when large numbers of people thronged a narrow tunnel-like passage during the event, according to witnesses and video footage.