Mendelblit also to the committee members that he was prepared to prioritize their work, so they could “get to the truth and formulate recommendations that will prevent the recurrence of tragic incidents like the disaster in Meron.” After the Meron disaster, which took place on the holiday of Lag Ba’omer in April and took the lives of 45 people, police questioned dozens of people. Some were questioned as possible suspects for alleged manslaughter. The police had zeroed in on the primary suspects, including senior members of the National Center for the Development of the Holy Places, Yosef Shwinger and Yisrael Deri, and safety engineer Amar Khalaila and his assistant.