“Out of respect for the victims of Mount Meron, to prevent his next disaster, he should go home,” says Lapid, who has also repeatedly called for Netanyahu’s ouster following the October 7 ...

The question of who or what is to blame has already begun to surface — and likely will be a subject of speculation and inquiries for years. (JTA) — The day after the deadly stampede at a ...

(JTA) — Israel’s state comptroller has launched an inquiry into the stampede at Mount Meron on Lag b’Omer that killed 45 celebrants, citing prior warnings from his office that the site was ...

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The stampede occurred during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, the first mass religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all restrictions related to the ...

Security officials confirmed there was a direct hit to the Israel Air Force's Air Control Unit base on Mount Meron on Friday morning, following sirens in the area, Army Radio reported. Alarms were ...

Multiple Hezbollah drones were intercepted by the IDF in the North. However, additional drones crashed onto Mount Meron, the IDF announced on Tuesday. Similarly, several projectiles were detected ...