Updated: Apr 30 2021, 12:11 ET
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AT least 45 people were killed and 150 injured when they were crushed at a crowded annual religious festival in northern Israel.
The stampede happened at the celebrations of Lag B Omer at Mount Meron, the first legal mass religious gathering since Israel lifted Covid restrictions.
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What is the Lag B Omer festival?
Lag B Omer in Israel is a time for outdoor celebrations.
Large crowds traditionally light bonfires, pray and dance as part of the yearly event.
Lag B Omer in 2021 was to be marked from sundown on April 29 until April 30.
From a religious perspective, celebrations are focused around the tomb of the Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi) at Mount Meron.