At least 45 people were crushed to death and more than 100 injured at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish festival on the slopes of Israel's Mount Meron, held overnight between Thursday and Friday. A U.S. Embassy representative said: "We can confirm that multiple U.S. citizens were among the casualties". U.S. media have identified some of the dead, including a 19-year-old American citizen who was in Israel on a gap year. Two Canadians were killed in the disaster, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Public Security Minister Amir Ohana and Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai both said on Saturday they will co-operate fully with any probe.

Source: The Star May 01, 2021 06:49 UTC