Panel blames Israeli neglect for 2021 crowd disaster, implicates Netanyahu
Jerusalem Reuters An Israeli commission of inquiry said on Wednesday that years of neglect at the top levels of government led to the death of 45 people at an overcrowded religious festival in 2021, directly implicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the disaster. The panel determined that Netanyahu shared in the responsibility for the deadly […]
Israeli state watchdog to investigate religious festival stampede
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel’s government watchdog said on Monday it would open an investigation into the deaths of 45 people crushed in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival last week. State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said his office, which audits the government, would look into the circumstances surrounding the event at Mount Meron in the Galilee […]