Unexploded Ordnance Kills Teen, Injures Children Near Lebanon Border

Three children remain in serious condition in northern Israeli hospitals following an explosion of unexploded ordnance during a school trip near the Lebanese border. The incident, which killed a 15-year-old boy and injured others, occurred when the group encountered a Hezbollah munition. The Ziv Medical Center in Safed is treating two children with severe injuries, one of whom is in an induced coma and on a ventilator. Two adult chaperones sustained minor to moderate injuries. Most of the eleven people initially brought to the hospital have since been released.

The Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya is caring for eight other students. One child has been moved from intensive care to a regular ward, has been taken off a ventilator, and is out of a medically induced coma, showing positive progress. The remaining seven students are in the pediatric orthopedic department, most suffering from multiple shrapnel wounds to soft tissues and limbs requiring surgical treatment.

The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa is treating three children and one adult, all of whom are in stable condition with moderate, non-life-threatening injuries. The explosion happened during an organized school excursion along a route near the northern border fence. Military sappers and security services are investigating how the munition ended up on the path of the civilian group and are conducting further engineering checks of the area to prevent future incidents.