More than 150 people were also injured as a result of the incident, which came as tens of thousands of people gathered at the Galilee tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai for an annual celebration At least ...

A police officer walks at the scene where dozens were killed in a crush at a religious festival in Mount Meron on April 30, 2021 in Meron, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images) A new report ...

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The ramp where 45 people were crushed to death on Israel's Mount Meron on April 30 looked as though it was built without permission and made too shoddily, a former mayor of a nearby village said.

BERGENFIELD, New Jersey -- At least four Americans killed in the stampede in Israel during the holiday of Lag Ba'Omer have ties to the Tri-State area, according to ABC News. Among the victims ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names ...

Dozens of angry Israelis held a silent protest and vigil for the victims of the Mount Meron stampede in front of the prime minister’s residence Saturday night. The 45 deaths and 150 injuries resulting ...

The annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel – which in 2022 falls on Wednesday night, May 18 – until recently has attracted as many as half a million visitors every year. The annual ...

JERUSALEM — An Israeli government commission investigating a deadly accident at a Jewish pilgrimage site in April held its first day of hearings Sunday, almost four months after the stampede at Mt.