🔴 At least 44 people have been killed and a hundred injured after a stampede broke out at a religious bonfire festival in Israel telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/3…
🔴The stampede occurred during the annual celebrations of Lag B'Omer at Mount Meron.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he was praying for the victims following the "great tragedy"
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said he was praying for the victims following the "great tragedy"
🔴It was not immediately clear what caused the stampede, but some eyewitnesses said a group of attendees slipped on steps, which in turn caused more people to fall 
📈The number of deaths continues to rise and includes children, according to witnesses.
"I felt like I was about to die," one attendee said on Friday
"I felt like I was about to die," one attendee said on Friday
🏥A total of 150 people were hospitalised, according to Zaki Heller, spokesman for the Magen David Adom rescue service.
"No one had ever dreamed" something like this could happen, said Mr Heller
"No one had ever dreamed" something like this could happen, said Mr Heller
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