Around 20 wounded as explosion hits north Israel school expedition: Officials
Police said unexploded ordnance likely caused the blast, and medics treated about 12 injured hikers, including children, after the school trip explosion.
- 20 hikers, including children, were injured on Monday when an explosion struck a group in the Upper Galilee near Kibbutz Yiftah along the Lebanese border.
- Authorities suspect the blast resulted from unexploded ordnance in the Ramim Ridge area, though the precise circumstances and origin of the munition remain unclear.
- Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical service, dispatched paramedics and ambulances to the scene while helicopters were mobilized to assist in the response.
- Initial reports indicated some victims were seriously wounded. MDA stated: "At 2:53 p.m., a report was received at MDA's 101 emergency dispatch center in the Jordan region."
- Earlier Monday, Israeli forces intercepted a suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon amid continuing security tensions along the border; authorities have not established any connection to the Yiftah explosion.
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At least 20 Israelis injured after explosion near Lebanon border, possibly of unexploded ordnance
(CNN) — At least 20 Israelis were injured, including students and staff, after an explosion during a school trip near the Lebanon border. Several of the wounded are in critical and serious condition, according to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s…
According to Israeli police and media reports, a group of students and teachers from a religious high school, who were hiking near Neot-Mordecai, were caught in the deflagration of an unexploded munition on their way.
An explosion rocked northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Monday, killing one person and wounding about 19 others, some seriously, officials said.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Students and teachers on a school trip in northern Israel bordering Lebanon were involved in an explosion accident, killing one person and... 19 others
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