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Dozens killed in stampede at an Israeli religious festival;

Dozens killed in stampede at an Israeli religious festival. Medical teams worked on Friday to locate 45 people killed in a stampede at a religious festival on the slopes of Israel’s Mount Meron, including teenagers. Witnesses described seeing a “pyramid” of people who had asphyxiated or trampled in a passageway about 3 meters (10 feet) deep at the crowded occurrence in the Galilee. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had flocked to the tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai for the annual Lag B’Omer celebrations. Which involves all-night praying, sacred music, and dance.

Police urged family members of those who remained unidentified to supply photographs and personal details to aid in the discovery process. Hence, The Health Ministry reported that 32 of the dead had found by late afternoon. As sunset approached, the procedure put on hold for 24 hours to observe the Jewish Sabbath, and it will resume on Saturday evening. US President Joe Biden expressed condolences to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and stated that. The US was trying to confirm rumors that Americans had died or been wounded.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The crush described by Netanyahu as one of the “heaviest tragedies” in Israeli history. However, He vowed a comprehensive investigation to ensure it did not happen again. On Sunday, the nation will hold a day of mourning. Despite warnings to retain COVID-19 social distance, crowds flocked to the northern Israeli venue. People who were on the scene all night wondered how the thing could have gotten so out of hand so fast. There has some sort of mess, officers, shouting, a huge mess, and after half an hour it looked like a scene of a suicide bombing attack. Several people coming out on stretchers said Hayim Cohen, a 19-year-old festival-goer.

“We were about to go inside for the dancing and stuff when we saw paramedics from ambulance service. An injured man lying in a hospital bed explained. How the crash started when a line of people in front of the surging crowd collapsed. People were jumping on top of one another. I have seated in the second row. I saw people dying in front of my eyes in the first row he told reporters. Hence, The Mount Meron tomb regarded as one of the holiest sites in the Jewish world. The meeting was one of Israel’s biggest since the coronavirus pandemic started more than a year ago. According to the Justice Ministry, authorities would inquire at whether there was any police brutality in connection with the disaster.

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