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Crush on Mt. Meron is one of most difficult civil disasters Israel has ever known, emergency service chief says
From CNN s Andrew Carey
Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene on April 30 following the Lag B Omer festival on Mount Meron in Israel. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
Israel s emergency service director General Eli Bin said on Friday that the Mount Meron crush is one of the most difficult civil disasters the State of Israel has ever known. It is difficult to contain the magnitude of the disaster, Bin, who heads Israel s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service, added in a Friday statement.
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At least 45 killed, dozens injured in stampede at religious festival in Israel
Tens of thousands of mostly ultra-Orthodox men and some children had gathered at the base of the mountain to celebrate Lag Ba Omer, a holiday that in part commemorates a Jewish uprising in the 1st century against Roman rule.
By Steve Hendrix, Miriam Berger, Shira Rubin and Jaclyn PeiserWashington Post
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Israeli security officials and rescuers carry bodies of victims who died during a Lag Ba Omer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, Friday, April 30. David Cohen/JINIPIX via AP
JERUSALEM – At least 45 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a stampede broke out at a crowded Jewish festival in northern Israel on Thursday night, turning one of the first public celebrations in a country emerging from the coronavirus pandemic into a mass tragedy.
President Biden calls deadly Israel crush heartbreaking
From CNN s Betsy Klein
A police officer walks at the scene in Mount Meron on April 30 in Meron, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images
President Joe Biden offered condolences to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday after a crush during a religious celebration at Mount Meron killed at least 45 worshippers Friday.
“The loss of life among worshipers practicing their faith is heartbreaking. I have instructed my team to offer our assistance to the government and people of Israel as they respond to the disaster and care for the wounded,” Biden said in a statement.
The Mount Meron stampede is "one of the worst disasters that Israel has experienced" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to the site.