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Education Ministry: Deadly Northern Trip Followed IDF Guidelines
A 15-year-old boy was killed and 19 other people were injured on Monday when a piece of unexploded ordnance detonated during a school trip in the Upper Galilee. The victims, who included students and teachers from the Orot Ma'alot school in Ma'alot Tarshiha, were hiking on the Ramim Ridge near the Lebanese border when the blast occurred.
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What happened
- 01A 15-year-old boy was killed and 19 others were injured when unexploded ordnance detonated during a school trip in the Upper Galilee.
- 02The victims were students and teachers from the Orot Ma'alot school in Ma'alot Tarshiha on an annual hike on the Ramim Ridge.
- 03An initial investigation suggests a student found the munition during a break and placed it in his backpack, where it exploded.
- 04The IDF is investigating the origin of the munition, considering both Israeli military sources and the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
- 05According to Arutz Sheva, the ordnance is believed to be an unexploded cluster munition fragment fired by Hezbollah.
- 06The IDF declared a mass casualty event, utilizing military and civilian helicopters to evacuate the wounded to northern hospitals.
- 07Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefed on the disaster and ordered rapid medical aid and evacuations for the injured.
Initial investigations indicate that a student found the unexploded munition during a break, picked it up, and placed it in his backpack, where it subsequently detonated. The IDF and police are investigating the origin of the munition, with Arutz Sheva reporting it is believed to be a cluster munition fragment fired by the terrorist organization Hezbollah, while other assessments suggest it may have been old Israeli military ammunition.
The IDF declared a mass casualty event, deploying military helicopters, Unit 669 rescue teams, and Magen David Adom ambulances to evacuate the wounded to northern hospitals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefed on the incident and ordered swift medical attention for the victims, while the Ministry of Education confirmed the trip had been authorized and conducted under its responsibility.
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