Stampede at Israel Religious Celebration Kills at Least 45 SBS Jerusalem report with Peta Jones Pellach (English)

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, children were among the dead and injured. The deadly crush began around 1 a.m. on Friday, as celebrants began to pour out of a section of a compound where festivities were being held. The event is believed to be the worst peacetime tragedy in modern Israeli history

Source: AAP