Students Recount Harrowing Moments After Deadly Explosion on School Trip
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
Fifteen-year-old students recounted the terrifying moments after a deadly explosion during a school trip in northern Israel killed classmate Elazar Yair Vilensky and injured 25 others. The students described treating wounded classmates and improvising medical care while waiting for emergency responders. They recalled Elazar picking up an object earlier that day, which they later suspected might have been related to the blast. The incident occurred in the Ramim Ridge area during a routine outing for ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva ninth graders.
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- A deadly explosion during a school trip in northern Israel killed 15-year-old Elazar Yair Vilensky and injured 25 others.
- Students recounted treating wounded classmates and improvising medical care after the blast.
- The students were accustomed to finding missile debris in the Ma'alot area.
- The explosion occurred during a routine outing for ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva ninth graders.
- Students used belts as makeshift tourniquets to treat severe bleeding.
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