3:52 p.m. ET, April 30, 2021
Dozens of people were killed in a crush in Israel today. Here s what we know.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand next to covered bodies after dozens of people were killed and others injured during Lag Ba omer celebrations at Mount Meron on April 30. David Cohen/Jini Pix/AFP/Getty Images
A stampede at a religious festival is Israel this morning killed at least 45 people and left some 150 others injured.
Israeli investigators are examining exactly how the crush happened at Israel s Mount Meron. In the meantime, here s what we know so far:
What happened: A stampede broke out at Israel s Mount Meron, killing at least 45 people. Worshipers had gathered at the mountain to mark the Lag B Omer holiday, an annual event where participants sing, dance and light fires in homage to second-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at his burial site.
Eyewitnesses criticize the police response to chaos at Mount Meron
From Hadas Gold at Mount Meron and Abeer Salman in Jerusalem
Jewish worshipers lingered at the holy site of Mount Meron on Friday trying to understand how the disaster unfolded.
The scene of the disaster is a stadium-style seating area used by Orthodox worshipers to light bonfires.
The ramp leading down to the steps remains rather slippery following reports of water being sprayed at fleeing worshipers.
A middle railing stretching down the ramp was left completely bent following the stampede.
Eyewitness accounts from the night before are also helping to piece together the frenzy that ensued.
Multiple US citizens among those killed and injured in stampede, State Department says
From CNN s Jennifer Hansler
Multiple US citizens were among those killed and injured at a religious festival in Israel overnight, a State Department spokesperson said Friday. We can confirm that multiple U.S. citizens were among the casualties, the spokesperson said, but did not provide details on numbers of wounded or how many were killed.
“The U.S. Embassy is working with local authorities to verify whether any additional U.S. citizens were affected, and is providing all possible consular support to affected U.S. citizens and their loved ones,” the spokesperson added.
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CNN all have in common?
There are many answers to the question above, but one is that all three have downplayed the seriousness of Iran’s threats to Israel, and instead focused on the Jewish state’s alleged response to being threatened.
Take for example the opening paragraph of the
Washington Post story on upcoming indirect talks between Iran and US officials on the topic of its nuclear program:
US negotiators prepared to resume indirect talks with Iran this week in hopes that an attack on a key Iranian nuclear facility, widely attributed to Israel, would not derail the nascent effort at diplomacy.”