Around 20 wounded as explosion hits north Israel school expedition: Officials
Police said unexploded ordnance likely caused the blast, and emergency crews treated 20 casualties, including three in serious condition.
- On Monday, October 12, 2026, a suspected unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition detonated during an ORT Ma'alot Yeshiva High School field trip near the Israel-Lebanon border, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 24 others.
- Israeli police reported the device was likely a cluster munition from prior fighting, potentially detonating after a student handled it; Magen David Adom paramedics and military helicopters evacuated the injured to northern hospitals.
- Upper Galilee Regional Council head Asaf Langleben demanded the Israel Defense Forces conduct thorough searches to prevent future incidents, though he stated hiking activities would continue. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the incident is under investigation.
- The incident demonstrates the persistent danger posed by unexploded ordnance in northern Israel, where renewed fighting leaves hazardous materials in open areas. In August, six foreign agricultural workers were wounded near Metula in a similar explosion.
- Authorities are investigating whether the school excursion received required approvals before being authorized. Israel Police Commissioner Danny Levy ordered increased hiking restrictions in the area while security forces search for additional hazards.
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One person was killed and 19 others were injured in an explosion in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The blast is believed to have been caused by an unexploded bomb. The victims included students and teachers who were on a field trip in the area. Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service said eight of the injured were treated at the scene, some with serious and moderate injuries. One person was pronounced dead at the scen…
Israeli killed, 20 injured in blast near Lebanon’s border
One Israeli was killed and about 20 others injured, some seriously, in a munitions explosion near the country’s northern border with Lebanon, according to Israeli emergency services. The blast occurred near Mitzpe Be’er while a group of students and teachers were on an annual school trip. Israeli media, citing preliminary findings, reported that someone may have touched the explosive object and possibly placed it in a bag before it detonated. Ma…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pointed out that, according to the first steps, the explosion was caused by a Hizbollah ammunition, an unexploited Shiite political and military organization in Lebanon that had fallen in the area.
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