More than 100 people injured in stampede at large Israeli religious festival

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More than 100 people injured, dozens of deaths reported, after a stampede broke out at a large religious gathering in Israel

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A stampede broke out early Friday at a Jewish religious gathering attended by tens of thousands of people in northern Israel, injuring more than 100 people, dozens critically, Israel’s main rescue service said. Israeli media reported dozens of deaths.

A 24-year-old witness, identified only by his first name Dvir, told the Army Radio station that “masses of people were pushed into the same corner and a vortex was created.” He said a first row of people fell down, and then a second row, where he was standing, also began to fall down from the pressure of the stampede.The Magen David Adom rescue service tweeted that it was treating 103 people, including 38 in critical condition.

It was the first huge religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The country has seen cases plummet since launching one of the world’s most successful vaccination campaigns late last year.Health authorities had nevertheless warned against holding such a large gathering.

 

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Netanyahu says he's praying for them. What? It's a religious festival, praying is what got them into this situation.

When will we learn? This crisis is not over. No one knows how much protection we get from the vaccine or how long the protection lasts. There should no mass gatherings for the next year. World leaders need to protect their citizens. Masks and PD should still be in effect.

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