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May. 10, 2021
The police on Monday arrested the safety engineer who gave the green light for the traditional Lag Ba’omer celebration at Mount Meron that ended in 45 people being fatally suffocated and 150 people injured. His assistant, a retired police superintendent, was also arrested.
Investigators are also saying that the police Northern District commander and other officers should be questioned as suspects for their alleged involvement in causing the casualties.
From the investigation to date, it appears that the main reason for the crowding and pressure at the Toldot Aharon bonfire compound, outside which the disaster occurred, was that police gave the Hasidic court permission to hold its bonfire at a different time than the other bonfires at the compound. This meant that the crowd was not dispersed among several bonfires, as usually happens, but that additional thousands crowded in to see the Toldot Aharon blaze. Moreover, no policemen were stationed at the compoun
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There are conflicting reports into the exact number of deaths, withÂ
Kan Radio News saying least 44 people were killed and 150 people, including children, were injured, of which six are in critical condition, 18 are in serious condition, eight are in moderate condition and the rest are in light condition
The Magen David Adom (MDA) rescue service said 38 people had been killed at the scene. It said its paramedics treated dozens of people, including 18 in a serious condition, 2 who were moderately hurt, and 80 lightly injured. Many others are suffering from shock.
Early reports suggested a structure at the site collapsed, but MDA officials later said the deaths were caused by a stampede. Witnesses said that celebrants had tripped on stairs that causing a crushing domino effect. Others said the police did not block the passage to the compound, allowing people to stream inside and in the panic, many were crushed.
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By Yair Altman and Itsik Saban
An Orthodox Jewish man visits Mount Meron in northern Israel, where 45 Israelis lost their lives during a stampede at a Lag B Omer celebration, May 3, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
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(May 4, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Monday that there is no legal impediment to establishing a state commission of inquiry into the Lag B’Omer disaster, not even in the case of a provisional government.
Israel debates launch of state inquest into Meron disaster
Israel debates launch of state inquest into Meron disaster
A commission of inquiry “does not look for guilt; it examines, listens and recommends,” says former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner.
By Yair Altman , Ariel Kahana and Itsik Saban
Israelis light candles for the 45 victims killed in a crowd crush at Mount Meron during Lag B Omer celebrations. Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, May 2, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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(May 3, 2021 / Israel Hayom) All eyes are on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and whether he will order a state commission of inquiry into the Lag B’Omer disaster that left 45 people dead and 150 injured.
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