45 crushed to death, over 150 hurt in stampede at mass Lag B’Omer event in Meron | The Times of Israel
At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede after midnight Thursday at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag B Omer holiday at Mount Meron, medics said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a terrible disaster, promised a thorough investigation, and said that Sunday would be declared a day of national mourning.
Army Radio reported that children were among the dead and injured.
The event is believed to be the worst peacetime tragedy in modern Israeli history, with a death toll higher than the 44 who lost their lives in the 2010 Mount Carmel forest fire.
Horrible.