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Student Dies in School Trip Accident in Northern Israel
A 13-year-old student, Elazar Yair Wilensky, was killed and 24 other students and teachers were injured on Monday when unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated during a school trip on the Ramim Ridge in northern Israel. The victim, a ninth-grade student at the ORT religious high school in Ma'alot, was hiking with classmates on a trail near the Lebanese border when the explosion occurred.
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What happened
- 01Thirteen-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky was killed by an unexploded Hezbollah munition during a school trip on the Ramim Ridge on Monday.
- 02The explosion injured 24 other students and teachers, leaving multiple children hospitalized in serious condition across northern hospitals.
- 03Initial findings reported by i24NEWS French suggest a student picked up the unexploded sub-munition and placed it in his backpack before it detonated.
- 04The Education Ministry canceled all school hikes in northern Israel for the following two days in response to the tragedy.
- 05The IDF and police are investigating how the route was approved and whether the school group deviated from the authorized path.
- 06Documents obtained by Ynetnews show the ministry approved a route that apparently confused two parallel trails, one of which was closed due to war damage.
- 07The municipality of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and social services are providing emotional support to the bereaved family and affected students.
According to initial findings reported by i24NEWS French, a student found the unexploded munition, believed to be a sub-munition from a Hezbollah fragmentation projectile, and placed it in his backpack, where it subsequently detonated. The blast left multiple children hospitalized, including two in serious condition at Ziv Medical Center and three severely injured at Galilee Medical Center. Following the tragedy, the Education Ministry canceled all school hikes in northern Israel for the subsequent two days.
An investigation is underway by the IDF and police into how the route was approved and whether the group deviated from the authorized path. Documents obtained by Ynetnews reveal confusion in the Education Ministry's trip coordination center, which approved a route that may have confused two parallel trails, one of which was officially closed by the KKL-JNF due to war damage and unexploded ordnance. While security sources claimed the area had been inspected and declared safe, the KKL-JNF maintained that the trail remained closed.
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